Government Criticized for Transporting PM’s Armored Vehicles to India

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Majority of the opposition MPs are collectively criticizing the ruling party’s decision of spending approximately $1 million just for shipping Stephen Harper’s two special armored vehicles, being labeled as “Taj Mahal taxi,” to India for the prime minister’s visit last fall.

It was revealed by the government on Tuesday that it has spent $1 million for using an air force C-17 Globemaster transport plane haul to transport Cadillac limo and SUV to India, along with an additional $31,356 for covering the cost of military personnel on the trip. NDP MP, Charlie Angus, stated that “this is a government that has the nerve to tell senior citizens that the cupboard is bare, but money is no object when it comes to their cabinet perks… like the fact that taxpayers paid over a million dollars to fly the Prime Minister’s limo to India, and that the Globemaster fleet was used to carry this personal Taj Mahal taxi.” Angus added that “India offered high security armoured vehicles. It was good enough for the prime minister of Australia, but not good enough for our leader.”

On the contrary, Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, responded to the criticism saying that “the people of India have paid a very heavy price when it comes to the war on terror. They have lost two prime ministers in the last 25 years.” Baird alleged that “when it comes to the national security and the security of our prime minister, we will take advice from the RCMP over the NDP every single time.”

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