Senator verteidigt fast 22.000 US -Dollar für Englischunterricht in Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/amina-gerba-vancouver-english-courses-1.7646785
Senator verteidigt fast 22.000 US -Dollar für Englischunterricht in Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/amina-gerba-vancouver-english-courses-1.7646785
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>Members of the upper house are entitled to reimbursement for official language training and related travel expenses. The Senate allows senators‘ spouses to take the same courses and also have their expenses reimbursed.
Did the PQ outlaw English languages in the province or something? Why did she have to physically fly to Vancouver?
>As for the need to travel to Vancouver, Gerba said it was „important, in the context of [her] duties, to travel throughout the country she represents.“
She didn’t travel for any official functions, though. And her husband certainly didn’t.
Dicey. Not the first time I’ve seen such language expense-based issues too.
Reminds me of a significant case where a Canadian MP or Senator had similar issues with exorbitant language class fees in the Caribbean. I remember that said parliamentarian had either significant Spanish-speaking constituents or bills involved, so it wasn’t totally unreasonable on those grounds, but the audacity to claim such high expenses abroad seem more than impressive to me.
It’s definitely one that predates the Liberal government, and I doubt change in government would improve this end. But it’s also pretty fixable – there just has to be stricter guidelines on expenses.