Governor General Spent $90K on Trip to Her Hometown

Governor General Spent $90K on Trip to Her Hometown
Governor General Mary Simon speaks about Queen Elizabeth II during an address at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa on Sept. 8, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Tara MacIsaac
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Governor General Mary Simon spent $90,615 for a five-day tour of her hometown, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Que., and surrounding region.

Kangiqsualujjuaq is in the remote Nunavik region, and travel there is challenging, cabinet said in an Inquiry of Ministry reviewed by Blacklock’s Reporter. More than half the budget, almost $66,000, was spent on charter aircraft.