Dear John,
You still have to pay Julie Payette’s expenses even though she just resigned as governor general due to reports about a toxic work environment at her office.
That’s not right.
And you need to tell the prime minister to stop paying Payette’s bills with your money.
Payette has been no friend to taxpayers. She racked up $65,000 in flights, meals and other expenses in her first a year and a half in office – more than fifty times more than her predecessor spent in the same time span! She also spent $649,008 on her swearing-in ceremony. The flowers alone cost $3,000!
But the fact she’s left office doesn’t mean taxpayers are done paying her expenses.
That’s because there’s an outrageous policy still in place that has allowed former governors general like Adrienne Clarkson to soak taxpayers for over $1.1 million with zero transparency – after they leave office!
This policy should have been changed years ago, but it definitely needs to change now.
Taxpayers should not have to pay for the expenses of governors general after they’ve retired, and especially after they resign in disgrace.
Please sign our PETITION telling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to put an end to this outrageous policy. Just click this link:
https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/cut-off-expenses-when-a-governor-general-leaves-office
Trudeau promised to “review” this very policy two years ago. But he didn’t do anything about it and retired governors general are still sticking you with their bills. Now Payette can start sending in her receipts for you to reimburse.
Taxpayers need to make Trudeau cut off expenses for a governor general who retires.
The time for reviewing is over – it’s time for him to take action.
Thanks for all you do,
- Aaron, Todd, Shannon and the entire CTF team
PS: Unlike retired governors general, we don’t take any government money. We rely on voluntary donations to do our work. If you’re able to chip in to help, you can donate at this link: https://www.taxpayer.com/donate
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