The governor general\u0027s four\u002Dday visit last fall racked up over $71,000 in limousine costs, according to recently unearthed documents.
Obtained via access to information requests by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, expense reports from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s October 2022 working visit to Iceland list five separate line items for Icelimo Luxury Travel, a limousine and transportation firm based outside of Reykjavík.Four of the charges were listed in the expense report as “GG VISIT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES,” totalling $64,799.57, payable to “Icelimo.
“You know the feds spared no expense when the governor general could have bought a brand new BMW, drove it around the island and then left it outside the airport with the keys inside and still saved money,” Terrazzano said. According to official programs, also obtained via the access to information request, the entirety of the four-day visit took place within Reykjavik — a city of 130,000 people about a quarter of the size of Calgary.Article content
Other functions were held at the University of Iceland, a 1.6 kilometre drive from the hotel, Fossvogur cemetery around 5 kilometres distant, and Reykjavik city library — a two minute, 350 metre drive away.
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