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(Editorial in the Waterloo Record): Who should be Canada's next governor general? With Michaëlle Jean soon to step down from the position, a national search has begun to replace her. But who possesses the unique set of prerequisites for a job like none other in the land yet one that is vital to our democracy? While names ranging from Leonard Cohen and Wayne Gretzky to Preston Manning and even William Shatner have been floated, there is, with respect to the others, a superior candidate residing in Waterloo Region: University of Waterloo president David Johnston. In Thursday's Record, columnist James Travers reported that Conservative sources in Ottawa list Johnston as a possible successor to Jean. While the matter is still far from decided, this would be an inspired choice… (And from the Toronto Star): Only in this capital where everything connects could Brian Mulroney’s grubby business dealings intersect with the search for a new Governor General. In a strange-as-fiction twist, the man who kept the Airbus scandal out of the Oliphant inquiry is a contender for the country’s most prestigious post...

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Waterloo Record, Toronto Star