N.S. premier encourages first Acadian lieutenant-governor to raise Acadian flag
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s new lieutenant-governor took office Wednesday, the province’s first Acadian to represent the Crown centuries after the Expulsion.
Arthur LeBlanc, sworn in as the 33rd lieutenant-governor at Province House, said the deportation of his ancestors is a dark period in Nova Scotia’s history but the Acadians are a resilient people.
“It has taken time but Acadians have done very well in the province,” LeBlanc, a soft-spoken 74-year-old with a gentle demeanour, said in an interview before the ceremony.
“I see the future with a glass half-full outlook rather than glass half-empty,” he said. “We can accomplish more by working positively for change. My hope is that I will be able to listen attentively, speak softly and act judiciously.”