Head of state feud winds down in Canada

OTTAWA, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Canada's governor general has had her official Web site altered so it no longer refers to her as head of state, ending a dispute with Canada's prime minister.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Stephen Harper took offense at Michaelle Jean's reference to herself as head of state in a Paris speech last month, and Harper sent her a letter saying she was only the representative of the British monarch.

It was later found the governor general's Web site had been revamped Oct. 9 and it too contained references to Jean as head of state, the Canwest News Service reported Wednesday.

With little publicity, the site has been changed once again and contains the statement: "The governor general promotes Canadian sovereignty at home and represents Canada abroad."

Nathan Tidridge, education coordinator with the Monarchist League of Canada, told Canwest he had reviewed the latest Web site and approved.

"It is a huge improvement," he said."They have aligned the language of the site with our constitutional realities."