Documents show that RCMP security for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s annual northern trip came in at $252,921 alone.
Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prime Minister Stephen Harper drives an all terrain vehicle across the tundra on Baffin Island during his August trip to the North.
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s six-day trip to Canada’s North in August cost taxpayers over $786,000.
Documents tabled in Parliament this week show that RCMP security for Harper’s annual trip came in at $252,921 alone, including overtime, accommodations and meals.
The Privy Council Office — the department that supports the prime minister — estimated its share of the cost at $165,392. That appears to include everything from expenses for the Prime Minister’s Office staff, including the prime minister’s official photographer and communications staff, to a claim for a $69.13 dinner at “Yummy Shawarma” in Iqaluit.
The numbers do not include the salaries of the bureaucrats, political staff and police accompanying Harper on the trip.
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