Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all his MPPs who charged hotel expenses for stays in downtown Toronto will repay them, but his office hasn’t said which — if any — have actually handed the money back.
On Friday morning, Ford accepted Stan Cho’s resignation as minister of tourism after he claimed more than $16,000 over three years for hotel stays in Toronto, where he lives.
The MPP for Willowdale said he had paid back the entire sum by the time he resigned.
But Cho was only the third-highest spender of the Progressive Conservative Party on hotel rooms and one of four who spent north of $15,000 over the past three years.
Charmaine Williams claimed $15,865 for Toronto hotels, while Nina Tangri spent $18,976. In three years, Hardeep Grewal charged the legislature $27,275.
The trio — two cabinet ministers and a parliamentary assistant — represent ridings in Mississauga between 35 and 45 km from Queen’s Park
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“It’s unacceptable, it’s not how we operate. We have to be prudent fiscal managers,” Ford said on Friday. “It’s just unacceptable, and they’re paying back every single penny of it.”
It’s not clear, however, if any of the other MPPs have paid the money back.
The premier’s office has not responded to questions from Global News asking who else has paid back the expenses.
Ontario Liberal interim leader John Fraser said the other MPPs should follow Cho’s lead and resign.
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“Yes. If they have a driver, if they have abused taxpayer money by taking advantage of a loophole in the rules, should they really be ministers?” he said. “Minister Cho did the thing that seemed to be the right thing, albeit too late.”
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles said she wanted to see receipts made public, whether the trio set aside or not.
“I think that resigning is certainly an option for all of them, and they should take this very seriously,” Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles told reporters.
“But that will not stop us from demanding answers: how did they ever get the idea that this was acceptable and why?”
Ford said Cho had done “the right thing” by resigning, but didn’t comment on his other MPPs and ministers.
If these jokers have been claiming these expenses, cra should look at their income tax filings. Probably been cooking the books.
The culprits should pay the $$ back and resign. Terrible conduct, i don’t want Nina representing me. Cheats
Ontario Conserative Not Federal liberal!
Also the food bill you are complaining about on the PM plane is for over 50 people on that trans-Atlantic flight
So come to our country and fleece the taxpayers got it.
The only reason he’s paying it back is because he got caught. Junior Carney and is his red PC government is a corrupt joke. And then again though we have no other better option. We need to get regular 60 to 70k year Canadians running for government.
@ElbowsDown “A Conservative MP bills $16,000 in hotels and is forced to resign.”
The politicians in question are members of the *provincial* parliament (MPP), not the *federal* parliament (MP).
GET FORD AND HIS CRONIES OUT!!!
Maybe CLOSE those LOOP HOLES!!
Fire ’em all, Ford. We don’t need these crooks. Clean your government and save people more taxes, then you will have 4 more years. That’s simple!
Carney is spending way bigger on gourmet airplane food, and the LPC’s vetted trusted and taxpayer subsidised media partners don’t care.
“We have your back Mr. Carney, just like we know you have ours.”
-CEO, Canadian Media Producers Association.
Toronto is failed city in all aspects even on the political level I mean look at your commie mayor This whole city is run by refugees Police is a sham why would you want to live in a city like this
Marc Carney spent $160,000 of tax payer MONEY just in *food* ON A 1 WEEK TRIP… Only a few media outlets covered that story (of course)
A Conservative MP bills $16,000 in hotels and is forced to resign.
I don’t understand liberal mental gymnastics….
Carney can bill tax payers $160,000 in FOOD in 1 week with ZERO outcry…
A conservative MP bills $16k in hotels and its all over Canadian news and people are outraged calling for his resignation.
Just keep those elbows up
The dishonesty shown in utilising loopholes to benefit themselves, should mean instant dismissal. That sentence should be put in every set of regulations.