MP airline expenses plunge as reporting requirements beefed

Total MP spending on air travel dropped $740,943 from one year to the next.

NDP MP Peter Julian, the NDP House leader and Board of Internal Economy member: “Maybe the excesses of the Senate have had a positive impact.”The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY TIM NAUMETZ

April 13, 2016

Members of Parliament dramatically reduced spending on free air travel for return trips anywhere in Canada and also sharply curtailed hospitality expenses as the House of Commons expanded expenditure reporting requirements in the fallout over the 2013 Senate expense scandal, MP spending reports for ...

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