Resources minister billed taxpayers to ring TSX bell and go to CPC's Rosedale fundraiser
How did Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford celebrate National Mining Week this year, anyway?
Digging for gold in Rosedale on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada, evidently -- and all on the taxpayers' dime.
Minister Rickford's appearance at the Toronto Stock Exchange on the same day as he attended a Conservative Party fundraiser in Rosedale is raising questions about Conservative ministers mixing public and party business, just as Jason Kenney, Pierre Poilievre and several other ministers have before.
Travel expenses recently disclosed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) show Rickford racked up a little over $2,700 in expenses for a three-day trip to Toronto in May to "deliver remarks / attend meetings."
That bill included $1,409 for air fare plus $750 for accommodations:
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