NDP MP rarely on Parliament Hill billed taxpayers for travel with family over Christmas – CBC

Jun 13, 2024

Niki Ashton billed taxpayers for $17K trip to meet ‘stakeholders’ over the Christmas break

An NDP MP who frequently joins parliamentary proceedings remotely from her riding billed the House of Commons for a trip she took to reportedly meet with “stakeholders” over the Christmas holidays in Quebec — travel that included bringing her husband and kids along at taxpayers’ expense.

Parliamentary travel records indicate NDP MP Niki Ashton was only in Ottawa on one occasion for four days during the fall 2022 sitting.

But on Dec. 21 of that year, Ashton flew from Thompson, Man. to Ottawa — five days after the House of Commons had already risen for its Christmas break.

Ashton’s partner Bruce Moncur, a former NDP nomination candidate, and their two children also made the trip with the MP to the nation’s capital.

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