Taxpayers Advocacy Group Criticizes Millions Spent on Travel Expenses by Governor General Mary Simon

Governor General Mary Simon speaks during the site selection ceremony of the Residential Schools National Monument on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is criticizing the millions of dollars in travel expenses spent by Governor General Mary Simon in 2022.

According to an Aug. 24 CTF federal commentary, in 2022—Mrs. Simon’s first calendar year in her position—she spent at least $2.7 million for five trips abroad and over a dozen trips within Canada.