PMO punches back at Tory jabs on Liberal ministerial spending

Meanwhile, the Conservatives are intent on making hay on another matter involving a limousine, this time involving Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr.

The Conservatives are after Liberal cabinet ministers for expenses, but the PMO has pointed out that former Harper cabinet ministers ran up high costs for photography, particularly Jason Kenney who expensed more than $370,000 for photographs during that government's time in office.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

August 29, 2016

In response to last week’s Conservative accusations of Liberal cabinet ministers' excessive spending, the Prime Minister’s Office has fired back with a reminder of how former Conservative ministers spent public money. Cameron Ahmad, one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) pr...

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