“The Prime Minister spent $195,000 of taxpayers' money on fancy food. He should spend less so Canadians can afford to eat.”
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During Question Period MPs asked the government about the Prime Minister's expensive inflight catering bills on recent trips and whether that spending is necessary or appropriate given the rising cost of food, gas and hydro for Canadians. The government justified the spending by saying the PM's travel brings back jobs, investment and international influence.
“The Prime Minister spending a lot of taxpayer money on fancy trips is good. He brings back jobs and money for Canada. His expenses don't matter because he does good things.”
“You think the Prime Minister should spend $195,000 of taxpayer money on steak and fine wine? That's bad. The cost of gas, food, and hydro is going up. Canadians have it hard. The Prime Minister shouldn't buy luxury butter cups with taxpayer money. He should use his own money for that.”
“The Prime Minister is very important. He travels the world. It's a difficult time. I want to talk about jobs. Jobs are good. We created 70,000 jobs. We will make more jobs.”