That's a lesson 15-year-old Jeremy Patfield learned, when he and his class were unceremoniously removed from Rideau Hall, after Jeremy spotted the GG and asked, "Is that the woman that spends the money on the Queen when she comes?" I would have asked a hell of a lot more than that, kid.

An Ontario teen whose question about the Governor-General's spending led to his school's tour of Rideau Hall being cancelled will get an apology, the Governor-General's office is saying.

It will come from the tour guide's supervisor and will be accompanied by an invitation to return to Rideau Hall.

Jeremy Patfield, 15, was touring the Governor General's official residence, Rideau Hall, when he actually spotted Adrienne Clarkson -- and wondered aloud about her spending habits.

"I said, 'Is that the woman that spends the money on the Queen when she comes?'," Patfield recalled in an interview with CTV News.

Considering the controversy Clarkson's budget has spurred in the past, the question was not that unusual. But, in light of the fact it was uttered within earshot of the Governor General herself, it was particularly ill-received.

A tour guide who overheard the teen's comment took swift action.

"Our group got kicked out for my comment towards the Governor General," Patfield explained. "It was supposedly my fault that we got kicked out."

One day, son, when you're a little older, you will understand that there is nothing more opressive than a liberal country. The sooner you learn this, the better. Freedom of expression, and the right to clarity in government - these rules do not apply (well, freedom of expression applies, but only to gays, minorities, the homeless, and terrorists - it doesn't apply to you and me).