A House of Commons committee is asking Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to exercise fiscal restraint within her annual budget of $24.7 million. The recommendation from the government operations committee comes in response to concerns raised by MPs regarding the excessiveness and lack of transparency in Rideau Hall’s expenditures, particularly concerning overseas trips.
In a report titled “Travel Expenditures Related to the Office of The Governor General’s Secretary Since 2014,” the committee expressed dissatisfaction with the information provided by Rideau Hall officials during their testimony, noting MPs “were surprised to learn more details about travel expenses in media,” as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
