"Vice-regal costs soar to $35M
The cost of maintaining the office of Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson grew to $35 million last year, a Commons committee learned yesterday, when it was revealed that other government departments kicked in $15 million to cover expenses last year. The Governor General's budget was thrust into the spotlight after reports of Madame Clarkson's $1-million circumpolar trip to Russia, Finland and Iceland." http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=F9DE521A-F52C-495F-AC50-B82A0433A61E
How much is too much?
The cost of maintaining the office of Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson grew to $35 million last year, a Commons committee learned yesterday, when it was revealed that other government departments kicked in $15 million to cover expenses last year. The Governor General's budget was thrust into the spotlight after reports of Madame Clarkson's $1-million circumpolar trip to Russia, Finland and Iceland."
http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=F9DE521A-F52C-495F-AC50-B82A0433A61EIt's said MPS were "astonished", so what?
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