Adrienne Clarkson, Canada's twenty-sixth Governor General, has had a multi-faceted career as an accomplished broadcaster and distinguished public servant. She has received numerous prestigious awards and honorary degrees in Canada and abroad, and in 2005, she founded The Institute for Canadian Citizenship. Her autobiography, Heart Matters, appeared in 2006, and her biography of Norman Bethune was published in 2009 as part of Penguin's Extraordinary Canadians series.
