Number of MPs taking sponsored travel drops in first half of 2024 after rule changes, foreign interference fears

As of last week, 12 MPs had disclosed 13 sponsored trips that took place between Jan. 1 and June 30, in contrast to 46 such reports during the first half of 2023.

MPs who declared sponsored travel in the first half of 2024 include Stephanie Kusie, top left, Omar Alghabra, Salma Zahid, Shafqat Ali, Heather McPherson, Peter Fonseca, Judy Sgro, Chandra Arya, Brendan Hanley, Kevin Vuong, Arielle Kayabaga, and Lindsay Mathyssen.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

July 8, 2024

The number of MPs who accepted sponsored travel in the first half of the year has declined significantly compared with the same period in 2023, according to disclosures to the federal ethics watchdog, amid tighter restrictions on who can offer trips, concerns about the poten...

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