CBC broke the news today that British Prince Harry and Princess Meghan have spent $334,000 on Canadian taxpayers in their private visits to Canada in the past four years, and these dollars are only the costs of providing security services for them.
This list of expenses was obtained by CBC from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under Canada's Access to Information Act.
According to CBC's calculations, this money can be regarded as a "dating fund" for Meghan and Harry. Why, let's comb through the fact that the Duke and His Wife met in London in July 2016, got engaged in November 2017, and had a wedding in May 2018.
During 2017-2018, Harry made a week-long public visit to Canada to participate in a series of Events in Toronto. It was at that event that Harry made his first public appearance with Meghan, who was living in Toronto at the time.
Later, the paparazzi saw Prince Harry secretly visiting Meghan's house in Sidon Village, Toronto. We don't know how many times this "sneaked in to my girlfriend's house, but such a visit cost taxpayers $182,430. This amount includes overtime and travel costs, but does not include police salaries.
Why did you spend $180,000 in that year? How many times did he come during this time? The RCMP refused to provide detailed accounts, and the dukes' spokesman also declined an access to CBC News.
Alastair MacPherson, a photographer who once photographed Harry Meghan's date, said that when Prince Harry visited Meghan, six black SUVs carrying Prince Harry's British security personnel could be seen on the streets of the residential area. Meanwhile, pierre-Yves Borduas, former deputy director of the RCMP, said RCMP officers needed to accompany those British security guards.
The Duke and His Wife live in a house on Vancouver Island South
During the Christmas New Year 2019-2020, the Duke and His Wife came to Canada for a holiday again after marriage. They stayed in the south of Vancouver Island from November 19 to February 20, 2019, during which time the RCMP incurred security costs of $93,000 to protect them.
The Dukes and Their Wife thank Canada for their warm hospitality and support during their holiday
The fee was actually disclosed by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in the first place. Franco, director of the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation, said: "It's not a matter of a few cents, a few dollars, this is a matter of charging taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for their vacation, and we need to get an explanation."
"As members of the royal family, harry's family is a 'protected international person' and Canada has an obligation to provide them with security services," explains Public Safety Canada. ”
As a result, the duchess and his wife, who had just finished their vacation, announced that they would leave the royal family and no longer serve as "senior members" of the royal family, and would run on both sides of the United Kingdom and Canada in the future. Isn't that a naked punch in the face? At this point, Public Safety Canada doesn't know how to round the field for them...
The Canadian Taxpayers Association submitted an 80,000-signed petition to the Prime Minister's Office opposing the government's use of public funds to provide security for Harry's family.
Fearing the outrage of the Canadian taxpayers, the Canadian Mounted Police Department wrote to the Department of Public Safety: "The stay of the Duke sussex in Canada is private and has not so far visited Canada on behalf of the Queen as dukes, so the RCMP will assess the situation accordingly and provide appropriate security guarantees".
The Canadian Department of Public Security has also hurriedly stated that "the security costs of the Harry family will be borne by themselves after March 2020."
As a result, their plans to live in Canada have also failed, with security experts estimating that if the Harry family were to move to Canada, it would cost taxpayers at least $33,000 a month to protect them.
In this regard, Canadian netizens expressed their support for both hands and feet:
It's a "big investment", and I'm glad they're starting to spend their own money, you can come to Canada at any time, but just spend your own money.
Another reason to end the constitutional monarchy and sever ties with the Queen. Seriously, what have they done for us?
Commentary: Treat canadian soldiers as cannon fodder...
Of course, there are also grievances for Megan Harry:
In 2016, William and Kate came to Canada for 8 days to spend 2 million, William Kate 9 days 1.2 million in 2011, Princess Ann 2 days 128,000 in 2015, queen 9 days 2.79 million in 2010, so what is strange about 334,000?
But the editor feels that the words cannot be said like this. The head of state of Canada is Queen Elizabeth, Kate William and Queen Elizabeth as members of the royal family publicly visit Canada, Canada should certainly provide security services, which is different from Harry and Meghan dating vacation also costs Canadian taxpayer money or different, I don't know what you think?