09-11-2018 12:00 via thestarphoenix.com

Gormley: The governor general gifts that keep on giving

The controversy over generous post-employment expenses for Canada’s past governors general has a “Yes Minister” feel about it.
The decades-old brilliant British comedy series about a Machiavellian senior civil servant, Sir Humphrey, and his feckless cabinet minister boss could fit so well at Rideau Hall.
Career CBC broadcaster and Canada’s 26th governor general, Adrienne Clarkson, points out that it’s “no secret” since 1979 that “post-mandate&rdquo
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