Governor General Billed $298K for Iceland Trip in Fall 2022: Documents

Governor General Billed $298K for Iceland Trip in Fall 2022: Documents
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon delivers the Throne Speech in the Senate in Ottawa on Nov. 23, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Governor General Mary Simon’s trip to Iceland in October 2022 cost over $298,000, according to internal documents, which show in excess of $70,000 spent on “luxury travel.”

Documents obtained through an Access to Information request by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) show that Ms. Simon and her entourage spent $71,000 on transportation provided by “Icelimo Luxury Travel” during her four-day visit to Iceland in the fall of 2022.