Editing Adrienne Clarkson (section)

==Post-viceregal life==
After leaving Rideau Hall, Clarkson and Saul purchased a new home in Toronto's [[the Annex]] district, taking possession at the end of September 2005. She also signed a deal with [[Penguin Books|Penguin Canada]] to publish her memoirs in two books. The first, ''Heart Matters'', was published in September 2006, making Clarkson the third former governor general to release an autobiography.{{#tag:ref|After [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis|the Earl Alexander of Tunis]] and [[Vincent Massey]].|group=n|name=Book1}} In the first half of the book, Clarkson outlined her childhood in Ottawa and her career in the CBC, while the second half covered her time as governor general, and contained her own positive views of Jean Chrétien and negative views of Paul Martin. The book was met with mixed reviews, however,{{#tag:ref|[[Etiquette]] experts in the [[United Kingdom]] chided Clarkson for her condescending criticisms of the Queen's behaviour at a dinner party, and of the [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Mother]] for having used different china settings throughout a formal meal, calling Clarkson "prissy",<ref>{{Cite news| last=Graham| first=David| title=Clarkson disses the Queen: In new book, ex-GG gets all haughty about royal manners but experts say she misses the point| newspaper=Toronto Star| date=October 3, 2006| url=https://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1159825812798&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News&pubid=968163964505| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220246/http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar%2FLayout%2FArticle_Type1&c=Article&cid=1159825812798&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News%2FNews&pubid=968163964505| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 26, 2007| access-date=October 8, 2006}}</ref> and [[Rex Murphy]] deemed Clarkson as hypocritical for claiming a Governor General must adhere to tradition and discretion, all in a book that reveals intimate and judgmental details about certain personages, and released mere months after she left the office.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Murphy| first=Rex| title=Adrienne Clarkson: the personal and the political| newspaper=The Globe and Mail| date=September 23, 2006}}</ref>|group=n|name=Book2}} and her expressed opinion that future nominees for appointment as governor general should be voted on in the House of Commons was condemned by monarchists, though supported by ''Macleans''.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Editorial| title=It's time to vote for the governor general| journal=Maclean's| publisher=Kenneth Whyte| location=Toronto| date=September 25, 2006}}</ref>

During an October 2006 interview on [[CBC Newsworld]] with [[Don Newman (broadcaster)|Don Newman]], Clarkson spoke her views on the nature of the position of Governor General of Canada, stating that while the Queen remained popular with Canadians, the governor general was now the direct representative of "the Crown", and not of the monarch, therefore making the viceroy Canada's actual head of state. This was a theory contrary to those of [[Eugene Forsey]], the government of Canada itself, and numerous others, but was in line with [[Edward McWhinney]]. Into 2009, Clarkson continued to promote this notion, stating at a constitutional law conference that the governor general embodied the nation and the prime minister's nominee for the viceregal role should thus be vetted by a parliamentary committee, in a similar format to [[Congressional hearing#Confirmation hearings|Congressional Confirmation Hearings]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite news| last=Valpy| first=Michael| author-link=Michael Valpy| title=Let MPs vet G-G candidates, and show hearings, Clarkson says| newspaper=The Globe and Mail| date=April 17, 2009| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090417.wclarkson17art021492/BNStory/politics/home| access-date=April 23, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420040141/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090417.wclarkson17art021492/BNStory/politics/home| archive-date=April 20, 2009| url-status=dead}}</ref> She then went further to say that the candidate should also submit to a televised quiz on [[Canadiana]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Canwest News Service |title=Clarkson backs test |newspaper=Windsor Star |date=April 18, 2009 |url=https://windsorstar.com/News/Clarkson+backs+test/1509256/story.html |access-date=April 23, 2009 }} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Though a University of Toronto political scientist stated this would "strengthen the legitimacy of the governor-general as a non-partisan umpire," the editorial board of the [[Montreal]] ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|Gazette]]'' said that the position being "not elected is an asset, not a handicap" and Clarkson's process would undermine the impartiality of the viceroy.<ref>{{Cite news|title=One thing in Ottawa that doesn't need fixing |newspaper=The Gazette |date=April 23, 2009 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/thing+Ottawa+that+doesn+need+fixing/1524583/story.html |access-date=April 23, 2009 }} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On February 7, 2007, Clarkson was appointed by the Queen as [[Colonel-in-Chief]] of [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]], replacing [[Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma|the Countess Mountbatten of Burma]], and commented that she was "deeply honoured" and proud to accept the role.<ref>{{Cite news| last=Canadian Press| title=Clarkson named colonel-in-chief of PPCLI| newspaper=The Globe and Mail| date=February 7, 2007| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070205.wmilclark0205/BNStory/National/home| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202161409/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070205.wmilclark0205/BNStory/National/home| archive-date=February 2, 2009}}</ref> The ceremony to mark her appointment took place on March 17 at the regimental headquarters in [[Edmonton]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Farrell |first=James |title=Clarkson to be given military honour |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |date=February 4, 2007 |url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/local/story.html?id=44f65e8c-cc5c-42ec-b757-1374a99fd6d5&k=0 |access-date=March 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418232503/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/local/story.html?id=44f65e8c-cc5c-42ec-b757-1374a99fd6d5&k=0 |archive-date=April 18, 2008 }}</ref> Clarkson is also vice-chair of the board of directors of the dance company [[La La La Human Steps]] and, in 2014, was announced as the presenter of that year's [[Massey Lectures]].<ref name=masseylectures>{{citation| url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/adrienne-clarkson-on-the-anguish-of-not-belonging/| last=Bethune| first=Brian| title=Video: Adrienne Clarkson on 'the anguish of not belonging'| journal=Maclean's| date=September 29, 2014| publisher=Rogers Media Inc.| access-date=October 2, 2014}}</ref> Her lectures, which were also published in book form, were on the theme of "Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship".<ref name=masseylectures/>