Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said Governor General Mary Simon had to explain herself about the hefty bill of nearly $ 100,000 in catering services incurred aboard a plane she boarded as part of her stay in Dubai.
He had to answer the questionsRodriguez said Wednesday before heading to a Liberal caucus meeting.
According to the words of a Conservative MP reported daily The National Postthe bill would have reached $ 93,117.89.
These catering services would have been offered aboard the Airbus CC-150 Polaris carrying Ms. Simon and his team between March 16 and 24.
The Governor General is traveling to the United Arab Emirates for the World Expo to be held in Dubai in 2020.
Journalists asked if he saw these costs reasonableMr. Rodriguez avoided replying by mentioning that he did not have all the details.
I don’t know what the context is, how many people. He had to answer, that’s for surehe argued.
According to what National Postsi Ms. Simon was accompanied by 29 passengers aboard the Airbus CC-150 Polaris.
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