Hi John,

You might be willing to help someone learn French, but not if it means paying thousands of dollars and the person doesn’t actually learn French.

Ottawa’s politicians need to hear your message and cut spending at Rideau Hall and there’s no better time than now.

Here’s the latest ridiculous bill Governor General Mary Simon handed taxpayers: $34 000 for 228 hours of French lessons!

Let’s be clear: it’s fine if Mary Simon wants to learn French.

But there are two problems:

First, she decided to send you the bill, when she easily could have paid for her lessons out of her $362,000 taxpayer-funded salary.

Second, Simon still can’t say more than a few words in French. In fact, she avoids press events in French altogether.

It’s gotten to the point where she had to cut short her recent visit to Quebec City because she could only say one sentence in French, according to media reports.

Learning a new language isn’t easy. French is my first language, but I started picking up English by playing video games. Lots of language apps are free. There are lots of ways to learn French.

But billing taxpayers for 228 hours of lessons without showing any results is not good value for money.

And there’s a long list of wasteful spending from the governor general’s office: $71,000 for limousines in Iceland, $100,000 for airplane food on one trip, a $150,000/year lifetime pension and $117,000 in dry-cleaning.

The governor general’s office keeps wasting your money, with no accountability for taxpayers.

As election season approaches, politicians are paying closer attention to public opinion.

They know we’ve rallied a strong movement to demand cuts to the Governor General’s perks—and they’re right to be concerned. They know they might pay a political price if they don’t do what’s right.

By signing the petition, you’ll be the first to know when it’s time to act and push the government to end the lavish spending at Rideau Hall.

Will you add your name to the PETITION telling the government to rein in the governor general’s pay and perks?
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Thanks for fighting for taxpayers – you’re making a difference!

Nicolas Gagnon
Quebec Director – Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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