Failure to Launch

“Every new governor general brings a particular personality to Rideau Hall, which shapes how the office functions. The Canadian Space Agency’s former chief astronaut, an engineer by training and the former chief operating officer of the Montreal Science Centre, Julie Payette is by all accounts whip-smart, highly accomplished and fiercely independent. She has a dry sense of humour, but does not suffer fools gladly. She is focused on the minutiae of her job. Sources described her as someone who does not like being told what to do, an introvert who is deeply uncomfortable with anyone digging into her personal life. In other words, she is perfectly suited to be an astronaut and engineer, but much less so for a job defined by strict adherence to convention and which comes with constant public scrutiny.”

 

Marie-Danielle Smith, Brian Platt – National Post – September 2018

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