I posted this for a couple of reasons. One, it's a great story and two, her take on the "live and let live" attitude that Canadians have. I love the term "belevolent neglect". Sometimes it's to the country's detriment, like when the "lose" some sketchy, newly landed immigrants, lol! But, that's not the rule, but rather the exception. All emphasis mine.

The instantly recognizable voice — low and lilting — floats over the telephone line from Toronto and makes the personal connection that ensured its owner a long career in broadcasting.Before Adrienne Clarkson was Canada's 26th Governor-General, setting all sorts of firsts that became common in her 72 years of life, she came regularly into our homes as the host of a variety of programs, predominately on CBC-TV.

It is her uncanny ability to enfold her audience into her passions and insatiable curiosity that made her a broadcasting phenomenon. And her precise enunciation made Double Exposure's spoof — “I'm Adrienne Clarkson and you're not.â€