Janet knows Jane
It’s not every day that the first question a newspaper asks of a newly appointed government official is “Are your parents big Jane Austen fans?” But that’s what a Vancouver Sun reporter asked the non-profit CEO who became lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of British Columbia last week. Since the new appointee’s name is Janet Austin, she’s probably heard this question before. In any case, the answer is yes: Indeed, the family are such fans that when Janet’s sister J