Governor General confirms she will say her goodbyes come Sep

I liked her very much, that's for sure. 

Michaelle Jean has confirmed that her five-year term as Governor General will not be extended beyond its scheduled end in September.

There are indications that despite Jean's popularity among Canadians, the federal government has been actively seeking a successor.

The Governor General, who arrived Wednesday in Senegal for a 10-day state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, said she intends to keep working until her term is up Sept. 27.

"I'm very focused right now on what I want to achieve until the end of my tenure, which will come at the end of September," Jean told a small group of Canadian journalists who are accompanying her on the trip.

"Normally, I was appointed for five years. And the end comes at the fifth anniversary of the installation, which is the end of September." ..... read on