Could cost $360,000 to bring MPs back for Obama’s Parliament speech: Taxpayers Federation

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to deliver an historic address to a joint session of Parliament on June 29.

U.S. President Barack Obama, pictured in March with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Washington, D.C., is in town this week for the Three Amigos meeting. On the afternoon of June 29, Mr. Obama will address a joint session of Parliament. White House photograph by Lawrence Jackson

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

June 29, 2016

The travels costs to bring MPs back to Ottawa for United States President Barack Obama’s historic address to a joint session of Parliament on Wednesday could be as much as $360,000, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. According to the CTF’s calculations, based on the travel expense...

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