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OTTAWA — Governor General Julie Payette is publicly apologizing to charitable organizations for the “perception” that it has taken too long for Rideau Hall to review its priorities and determine which relationships it will continue.

In her first interview since the National Post published an investigation into her first year in office, Payette also defended her approach to June’s royal assent ceremony, her office’s lighter events schedule and a major turnover in senior staff.

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Despite multiple sources close to Rideau Hall telling the Post that she seems unhappy in the job, Payette told CPAC’s Esther Bégin in a French-language television interview that she is “really very proud” and takes the role and its responsibilities seriously.

“An office like this demands complete engagement,” she said during the half-hour interview that will air in increments on CPAC’s French public affairs program L’essentiel, starting Wednesday evening.