Madam Speaker, $52,000 is a lot of money. The $52,000 spent on French lessons for the Governor General reminds us that, last year alone, the monarchy cost us, wait for it, $71 million.
Imagine what we could do with $71 million. For example, today everyone is talking about the postal strike and the reduction in public services.
Does the government not think that $71 million to offer mail delivery to our seniors would be a better investment than spending it on royal trinkets?