▁links ▁Full ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁ ▁Category : S up reme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁cases ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms ▁case ▁law ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁in ▁Canadian ▁case ▁law ▁Category : S up reme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁reference ▁question ▁cases <0x0A> </s> ▁Russell ▁Mir ast y ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁or ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁is ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Jul ie ▁Pay ette , ▁on ▁the ▁constitution al ▁advice ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Justin ▁Tru de au , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Mir ast y ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁filling ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁left ▁when ▁W . ▁Thomas ▁Mol loy ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁As ▁lieutenant ▁governor , ▁Mir ast y ▁is ▁the ▁vic er eg al ▁representative ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Ind igen ous ▁person ▁appointed ▁to ▁this ▁office . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Mir ast y ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lac ▁La ▁Ron ge ▁Indian ▁Band . ▁His ▁first ▁language ▁is ▁C ree . ▁His ▁appointment ▁was ▁strongly ▁wel com ed ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Nations ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Don