MPs claimed $230,000 in free travel from organizations, foreign governments in 2019

Taiwan was the most frequent— and expensive—destination, totalling $90,000 and making up 40 per cent of all claimed travel.

Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion released the latest MP sponsored travel report, showing MPs accepted $229,600 worth of free travel in 2019.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

May 13, 2020

MPs accepted $230,000 worth of travel sponsored by outside groups and foreign governments in 2019, halving the value of free trips MPs have accepted in recent years. With a breakneck end to the session in June, MPs stopped tak...

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