Canada's Governor General Mary Simon has received another hefty pay raise, and Canadians are exasperated. The numbers were released in a report on ...
According to the CTF's investigation, Governor General Simon has received an $11,200 pay bump so far this year. This is her third raise since being appointed to the role in 2021, driving her salary in 2024 up to $362,800.Daily Hive has also reached out to the office for confirmation.or a package of ground beef, so the government shouldn't be rubber-stamping another raise for the governor-general," said Franco Terrazzano, CTF's federal director.
"Can the government show Canadians how they're getting more value because the governor general's paycheque just went up a thousand dollars a month?"Not only does her pay continue to go up, but the CTF notes that the governor general also gets a variety of perks, including a taxpayer-funded mansion, a platinum pension, a generous retirement allowance, a clothing budget, paid dry cleaning services, and travel expenses.
Former governors general are also eligible for a full pension of about $150,000 a year, regardless of how long they serve in office."That's just her salary. It doesn't include her spending budget, her residence, driver. The whole position is a waste of tax dollars," reads one comment on a post in theincrease in pay of $9,500
"The platinum pay and perks for the governor-general should have been reined in years ago," said Terrazzano. "A serious government would mandate the governor general's office be subject to access-to-information requests, cut all international travel except for meetings with the monarchy, end the expense account for former governors general, reform the pension, and scrap the clothing allowance.
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