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Acknowledging the double-billing errors on Thursday, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau confessed that he was forced to pay back $840 to the federal treasury in exchange for ‘mistakenly’ billing Parliament for costs connected to his past, paid speaking engagements. In a press statement issued by Trudeau, he alleged that “as a member of Parliament, I take full, personal responsibility for the financial administration of my office, including these errors.”
These errors were exposed due to an audit ordered last year by an all-party vote in the House of Commons, which was mostly pushed by NDP to have more disclosure surrounding Trudeau’s paid speaking gigs. Commenting on the disclosures on Thursday, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair alleged that there was more to it than just errors or simple accounting mistakes. He mentioned that “it says a lot about his judgment and frankly the Liberals’ classic sense of entitlement.” He also added that “this was moonlighting from his job here in Parliament . . . I think he should concentrate on getting his job done here.”
Previously Trudeau voluntarily uploaded all details about the amounts of money he earned from speaking engagements, while also serving as an MP, on his website. However, this practice came to an end when he decided to run for the Liberal leadership around late 2011. Critics have unsympathetically accused Trudeau, asserting that he was out of line charging money to charities and school boards since these organizations should expect to have an MP speak to them for nothing.
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