Taiwan, Israel popular destinations as sponsored travel returns to near pre-pandemic levels

Since the 2021 election, 85 MPs have disclosed a combined 128 instances of sponsored travel to destinations in Canada and abroad.

Liberal MPs Ken Hardie, left, and John McKay, Conservative MP Michael Chong, NDP MP Heather McPherson, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, Conservative MP Raquel Dancho, and Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron in Taiwan. The country's economic and cultural office has sponsored the travel of 21 MPs since the 2021 election. Photograph courtesy of X/@iingwen

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

October 9, 2023

MPs have accepted more than $1-million combined in sponsored travel since the 2021 election, according to disclosures made to the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.

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