GG says seal episode helped improve understanding

KUUJJUAQ, Que. -- Her globally televised seal-eating episode may have been a distraction initially, but the Governor General says in the end it will help promote better understanding of the North.

"My motto is breaking down solitudes. What happened in this journey up north is quite amazing," Michaelle Jean said in an interview wrapping up her Arctic tour.

The visit captured world headlines a week ago with video images of Jean eating raw seal at an Inuit celebration in Rankin Inlet.

The episode threatened to drown out her message about the needs and aspirations of northern communities -- but in the end, she says, it help bridge north and south.

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