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."

According to the Governor General's press secretary, Randy Mylek, Clarkson didn't actually hear the remark. But he nevertheless defended the tour guide's spur-of-the-moment decision to cut short the class tour.

"People definitely have a right to their opinion -- wherever they might be in this country -- and that includes at Rideau Hall," he said, characterizing the decision as "the type of judgment call Rideau Hall employees must make everyday.

"Our bottom line here always is keeping the house open, but being respectful and courteous," he said, noting that thousands of members of the public visit the Governor General's official residence each year.

Rideau Hall remains the most welcoming place in the country, he said.

According to Jeremy's father Dan, his son was simply stating a fact. "The Governor General is the lady who spends our tax money," he said. "To me I don't see a real problem with that."

Reflecting on his experience, Jeremy Patfield says he's learned a valuable lesson.

"I feel I shouldn't have said something in her house because it was her house... but I do think they're somewhat overreacting."

And he's still left without an answer to his question.

"We sort of do have a right to know why how she would spend all her money on that when we have other things we could use."

With files from CTV News in Toronto and Ottawa