Regret the Error

Vice-regal vicissitude: Last June we showed a lack of excellence by changing Australia’s first female Governor-General Quentin Bryceinto a man, calling her Mr Bryce. Now we’ve also managed to change the sex of Canada’s Governor-General, Michaelle Jean. Her Excellency Mme Jean is a she, not a he as we published in late editions of the paper (Canada crisis adds fear to Labor hopes, Opinion, page 21, February 4). The error was made during the editing process.

Update: A correction from Feb. 13:

Canada continued: On February 6 we admitted changing, accidentally, the sex of Canada’s female Governor-General Michaelle Jean. It appears we didn’t go quite far enough to right our wrongs. We also said in the report (Canada crisis adds fear to Labor hopes, Opinion, page 21, February 4) that Mme Jean was appointed by the Conservatives when, in fact, her appointment was recommended by former Liberals prime minister Paul Martin. We also said Stephen Dion was Canada’s opposition leader, but he was replaced in December by Michael Ignatieff.

Mayor nightmare: An assumption by a reporter changed the gender of the Mayor of Gosnells (Suburban graffiti costs millions, page 19, October 13). As there is no doubt Olwen Searle believes graffiti vandals should be jailed, so there is no doubt she is a woman.