With regard to government expenditures associated with the monarchy:
(a) for the Office of the Governor General, the Department of National Defence, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, the Department of Canadian Heritage, the National Capital Commission and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, for the years 2022-25, as of May 28, 2025, what is the (i) cost of operating the Office of the Governor General, (ii) salary of the Governor General, (iii) cost of support provided by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, (iv) cost of Royal Canadian Mounted Police support for protecting the governor general, (v) cost of federal assistance to organizations of former governors general (the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, the Rideau Hall Foundation and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship), (vi) cost of the Rideau Hall residence (National Capital Commission), (vii) cost of pensions for all former governors general (and their surviving spouses), (viii) cost of the governor general’s visits abroad;
(b) since Governor General Mary Simon took office on July 26, 2021, what are the total expenses incurred by her office or any other department for French language training; and
(c) for each trip outside the province of Ontario, what is the total cost of the trip, specifying the number of accompanying persons each time?
Q-7 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present
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Asked by
Xavier Barsalou-Duval
(Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères)
Date asked
May 27, 2025
Answered
September 15, 2025
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