Petition opposing ex-governor general expense account reaches 100,000 signatures

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to study the issue after media reported Adrienne Clarkson billed taxpayers for more than a $1.1 million in expenses after leaving office


By -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director—— Bio and Archives--February 9, 2021

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OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation announced this morning that more than 100,000 Canadians have signed the petition calling on the Trudeau government to scrap expense accounts for retired governors general. “More than 100,000 Canadians are sending the Trudeau government a clear message: stop wasting taxpayers’ money on expenses accounts for Julie Payette and other former governors general,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “Canadians can’t understand why taxpayers should be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the office expenses of retired governors general. The prime minister needs to end this program.”
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