Of course, on the other hand... if being female, foreign born and an ex-employee of the CBC is a prerequisite for being Governor-General... why shouldn't Joe Pantalone play the ethnic card?
"Saying he would be the first mayor of Toronto whose mother tongue is not English, Councillor Joe Pantalone filed his nomination papers Wednesday to formally declare his candidacy for mayor."
"He said he would conduct an "inventory of diversity" so the city would have a better idea of who it could call on to reach out around the world."