Saskatchewan senator fourth in country for highest travel expenses | 24CA News
A just lately launched monetary evaluate positioned one Saskatchewan senator fourth within the nation for highest journey bills over the course of three months.
The quarterly evaluate executed by the Senate of Canada between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022, added up the air, bus and practice journey bills paid by every senator attending senate sittings.
Conservative Senator Denise Batters from Saskatchewan spent $31,733. 42 on journey bills, together with a $4,037.04 round-trip ticket to Ottawa.
Other senators from the province got here in a lot decrease on the charts with Pamela Wallin at $18,411.83, Marty Klyne at $16,545.96, David Arnot at $10,036.34, and Brent Cotter at $8,588.68.
Marilou McPhedran from Manitoba took the lead by virtually $20,000 with three months’ journey bills costing $54,059.16.
Along with journey bills, the senators are additionally scrutinized for prices regarding workplace, residing, and hospitality bills throughout their journeys to and from Ottawa.
During the identical interval pre-pandemic in 2019, no senator spent greater than $35,000. The second highest expense was simply over $25,000.
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