Today's letters: How governors general (and others) spend

Qualified, but for which job?
Re: Blatchford – It’s not cheap being a public figure — but that’s not the public’s problem, Nov. 6.
It is interesting that the spendthrift habits of a former governor general have thrust the office itself into the spotlight. While I hold the view that the present prime minister’s appointments have all been ill-considered, I would hasten to add that I believe we need more women in public life, and I have a suggestion in this regar