Clarkson taps taxpayers for secretarial help
Published On Fri Sep 23 2011
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OTTAWA—Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson has billed taxpayers more than $500,000 in administration costs since leaving Rideau Hall, government records show.
The payments, revealed in public accounts documents, are for secretarial help.
Clarkson’s office defends the spending, saying that as “Canada’s most active and involved governor general” she is still flooded with mail and requests related to her time as the Queen’s representative in Canada.
But NDP MP Pat Martin called the funding “ridiculous” and said it should stop.
“She was fairly compensated for her services rendered. The Canadian taxpayer shouldn’t be on the hook for her subsequent expenses,” Martin said in an interview.
“I don’t see any justification for a continued obligation after the governor general leaves office, other than a pension.
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Published On Fri Sep 23 2011
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OTTAWA—Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson has billed taxpayers more than $500,000 in administration costs since leaving Rideau Hall, government records show.
The payments, revealed in public accounts documents, are for secretarial help.
Clarkson’s office defends the spending, saying that as “Canada’s most active and involved governor general” she is still flooded with mail and requests related to her time as the Queen’s representative in Canada.
But NDP MP Pat Martin called the funding “ridiculous” and said it should stop.
“She was fairly compensated for her services rendered. The Canadian taxpayer shouldn’t be on the hook for her subsequent expenses,” Martin said in an interview.
“I don’t see any justification for a continued obligation after the governor general leaves office, other than a pension.
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