Governor General Spent Over $117,000 on Dry Cleaning Since 2018: Taxpayer’s Federation

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon delivers a keynote address at the Canadian Bar Association’s Aboriginal Law conference in Ottawa on May 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has spent over $117,000 on dry cleaning since 2018, according to records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).

“When I spill half the Pizza Hut lunch buffet on my white work shirt, I don’t stick the company I work for with the dry-cleaning bill, and neither should the governor general,” said CTF Federal Director Franco Terrazzano in a release. “This is another perk the governor general enjoys that struggling Canadians can’t afford.”