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22 The Hill Times, Monday, November 14, 2011 NEWS: MPs’ SPENDING

TRAVEL PRINTING – TEN PERCENTERS Lowest spenders (total) Bottom spenders A LOOK AT MPs’ 1. *Vacant North, Man. (NDP) $0.00 1. Liberal Martha Hall Findlay Willowdale, Ont. $0.00 2. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $0.00 2. Liberal Francis Valeriote Guelph Ont. $0.00 3. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man (Conservative) $0.00 3. Conservative Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C. $0.00 4. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $786.15 4. Conservative Richmond, B.C. $0.00 2010-2011 5. *Vacant Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $1,314.29 5. NDP , Man. $0.00 6. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $1,368.30 6. Liberal St. Paul’s, Ont. $0.00 7. Conservative Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, Ont. $2,439.96 7. Liberal Peter Milliken Kingston and the Islands, Ont. $0.00 8. Liberal Marcel Proulx Hull-Aylmer, Que. $8,449.57 8. Conservative Lethbridge, Alta. $0.00 EXPENSES 9. Conservative John Baird West-Nepean, Ont. $9,081.58 9. Conservative Brent Rathgeber -St. Albert, Alta. $0.00 10. Liberal David McGuinty Ottawa South, Ont. $10,675.44 10. Conservative Peter MacKay Central Nova, N.S. $0.00 11. Conservative Gordon O’Connor Carleton-Mississippi Mills, Ont. $12,740.87 11. Bloc Québécois Roger Pomerleau Drummond, Que. $0.00 SUMMARY OF ALL MEMBERS’ EXPENSES, APRIL 1, 2010 TO MARCH 31, 2011 12. NDP Ottawa Centre, Ont. $18,128.57 12. Liberal David McGuinty Ottawa South, Ont. $0.00 13. *Conservative Vaughan, Ont. $21,938.95 13. Conservative Peace River, Alta. $0.00 Category Members’ budgets Resources provided Total 14. *NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $22,514.10 14. Conservative Red Deer, Alta. $0.00 by the House 15, Conservative Durham, Ont. $23,339.13 15. NDP Thomas Mulcair Outremont, Que. $0.00 Employees’ salaries and $66,658,080.35 $322,914.02 $66,980,994.37 16. NDP Windsor-Tecumseh, Ont. $0.00 service contracts Top spenders (total) 17. Conservative -Melville, Sask. $0.00 Travel 1. Conservative Richard Harris Cariboo-Prince George, B.C. $248,846.34 18. Conservative LaVar Payne Medicine Hat, Alta. $0.00 Member, designated traveler $2,028,864.20 $20,638,343.95 $22,667,208.15 2. Conservative $247,962.16 19. Liberal Lawrence MacAulay Cardigan, P.E.I. $0.00 and dependants 3. Conservative LaVar Payne Medicine Hat, Alta. $245,397.43 20. Conservative Kelowna-Lake Country, B.C. $0.00 Employees $1,255,455.59 $2,064,053.85 $3,319,509.44 4. Liberal Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Ont. $239,920.64 21. *Conservative Robert Sopuck Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $0.00 Member’s accommodation $6,672,501.20 $0 $6,672,501.20 5. Liberal Vancouver South, B.C. $239,141.61 22. Conservative N.B. Southwest, N.B. $0.00 and per diem expenses 6. Liberal Judy Foote Random-Burin-St. George’s, Nfld. $227,619.52 23. Conservative Jim Abbott Kootenay-Columbia, B.C. $0.00 Hospitality and events $1,306,956.76 $0 $1,306,956.76 7. Conservative Jim Abbott Kootenay-Columbia, B.C. $227,153.22 24. Liberal East-Cooksville, Ont. $0.00 Advertising $4,763,014.48 $0 $4,763,014.48 8. NDP -Danforth, Ont. $223,645.73 25. Independent André Arthur Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que. $0.00 Printing 9. Conservative Devinder Shory , Alta. $220,030.54 26. Conservative , Alta. $0.00 Householders $0 $4,949,905.37 $4,949,905.37 10. Conservative Westlock-St. Paul, Alta. $220,028.35 27. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $0.00 Ten Percenters $0 $4,101,210.25 $4,101,210.25 28. *Vacant -North, Alta. (Conservative) $0.00 Other printing-related expenses $581,167.34 $0 $581,167.34 HOSPITALITY AND EVENTS 29. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $0.00 Lowest spenders Offices 30. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $0.00 1. *Conservative Julian Fantino Vaughan, Ont. $0.00 Constituency office leases, $8,671,627.11 $0 $8,671,627.11 31. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $0.00 2. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $0.00 insurance and utilities 32. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $0.00 3. Conservative Right Stephen Harper Calgary Southwest, Alta. $0.00 Furniture, furnishing and $203,217.29 $231,201.79 $434,419.08 33. *Conservative Calgary Centre-North, Alta. $2.13 4. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $0.00 equipment purchases 34. Liberal Yukon $9.93 5. Conservative Scott Reid Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, Ont. $0.00 Equipment rentals $683,544.12 $0 $683,544.12 35. Conservative Wetaskiwin, Alta. $14.90 6. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $0.00 Informatics and telecommunication $488,437.30 $583,458.95 $1,071,896.25 36. Conservative Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask. $31.02 7. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $0.00 equipment purchases 37. NDP Tony Martin Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. $42.72 8. NDP Bill Siksay Burnaby-Douglas, B.C. $52.41 Telecommunication services $1,518,131.84 $2,466,438.49 $3,984,570.33 38. Conservative Crowfoot, Alta. $44.51 9. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $81.94 Repairs and maintenance $435,398.91 $21,010.39 $456,409.30 39. Conservative Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont. $146.84 10. NDP Jack Harris St. John’s East, Nfld. $132.90 Postage and courier services $601,108.99 $11,853.37 $612,962.36 40. Bloc Québécois Raynald Blais Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. $243.88 11. Conservative Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, B.C. $242.78 Materials and supplies $1,076,914.33 $983,990.28 $2,060,904.61 41. Liberal Massimo Pacetti Saint-Léonard-Saint-Michel, Que. $268.65 12. Conservative Niagara West-Glanbrook, Ont. $261.57 Training $26,072.29 $0 $26,072.29 42. Conservative Josée Verner Louis-Saint-Laurent, Que. $279.10 TOTAL $96,970,492.10 $36,374,380.71 $133,344,872.81 13. *Vacant Calgary Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $268.02 14. Liberal Albina Guarnieri Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont. $276.13 Top spenders TOTAL OFFICE BUDGETS 15. Conservative Gordon Brown Leeds-Grenville, Ont. $281.14 1. Conservative Patrick Brown , Ont. $81,159.97 2. Conservative Fort McMurray-Athabasca, Alta. $65,949.10 Highest spenders Top spenders 3. Conservative Halton, Ont. $58,666.40 1. Minister of State for Transport Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, Man. $803,108.54 1. Conservative Richard Harris Cariboo-Prince George, B.C. $9,760.51 4. Conservative Simcoe-Grey, Ont. $58,297.12 Steven Fletcher 2. Conservative Lisa Raitt Halton, Ont. $9,621.33 5. Conservative Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, Sask. $56,153.11 2. Conservative Richard Harris Cariboo-Prince George, B.C. $585,074.90 3. Conservative Paul Calandra Oak Ridges-Markham, Ont. $9,481.32 6. Conservative York-Simcoe, Ont. $51,411.87 3. Liberal Ujjal Dosanjh Vancouver South, B.C. $584,966.37 4. Bloc Québécois Roger Montcalm Gaudet, Que. $9,468.00 7. Conservative Selkirk-Interlake, Man. $51,410.50 4. NDP leader Jack Layton Toronto-Danforth, Ont. $578,291.82 5. Conservative Yellowhead, Alta. $9,381.34 8. Conservative Kitchener-Conestoga, Ont. $49,774.57 5. NDP Dennis Bevington Western Arctic, N.W.T. $565,668.33 6. Conservative Patrick Brown Barrie, Ont. $9,324.00 9. Conservative Fleetwood-Port Kells, B.C. $47,910.17 6. Conservative Rob Clarke Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask. $557,398.58 7. Conservative , Alta. $9,324.00 10. Conservative Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, Ont. $46,374.72 7. Conservative Prince Albert, Sask. $557,353.97 8. Conservative Lévis-Bellechasse, Que. $9,314.63 8. Conservative , Alta. $556,425.57 9. Bloc Québécois André Bellavance Richmond-Arthabaska, Que. $9,312.35 OFFICES 9. Conservative Lee Richardson Calgary Centre, Alta. $554,682.75 10. Bloc Québécois Montmorency-Charlevoix-Haute-Côte-Nord, Que. $9,238.77 10. Conservative Patrick Brown Barrie, Ont. $551,426.82 Bottom spenders 1. NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $3,762.46 ADVERTISING 2. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $8,362.52 Lowest spenders Bottom spenders 3. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $10,724.33 1. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $26,590.18 1. Liberal Derek Lee Scarborough-Rouge River, Ont. $0.00 4. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $13,661.74 2. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $47,386.24 2. Conservative Scott Reid Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, Ont. $0.00 5. *Conservative Julian Fantino Vaughan, Ont. $16,185.79 3. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $57,427.85 3. Conservative Peter MacKay Central Nova, N.S. $0.00 6. *Liberal Winnipeg North, Man. $18,625.34 4. *NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $58,455.66 4. Liberal Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont. $0.00 7. *Vacant Calgary Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $21,168.01 5. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $61,941.57 5. Liberal Mississauga South, Ont. $0.00 8. Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. $28,389.08 6. *Vacant Calgary Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $76,018.06 6. Conservative Jean-Pierre Blackburn Jonquière-Alma, Que. $0.00 9. NDP Malcolm Allen Welland, Ont. $28,906.49 7. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $105,267.33 7. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $0.00 10. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $29,803.45 8. *Liberal Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, Man. $114,930.31 8. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $0.00 11. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. Liberal) $29,909.26 9. *Associate Defence Minister Vaughan, Ont. $127,252.56 9.*Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $0.00 12. NDP Jack Harris St. John’s East, Nfld. $31,076.75 Julian Fantino 10. Conservative Jim Abbott Kootenay-Columbia, B.C. $156.35 13. *Conservative Robert Sopuck Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $31,790.05 10. *Conservative Robert Sopuck Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $147,900.26 11. Conservative Greg Thompson N.B. Southwest, N.B. $187.44 14. Conservative Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, Alta. $32,728.11 11. *Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. $212,944.25 12. Liberal Albina Guarnieri Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont. $210.00 15. NDP Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, Man. $33,494.49 12. *Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua Vaughan, Ont. $232,654.77 13. Conservative Rob Anders Calgary West, Alta. $225.00 16. Conservative David Anderson Cypress Hills-Grasslands, Sask. $34,258.00 13. Prime Minister Stephen Harper Calgary Southwest, Alta. $245,955.67 14. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $334.34 17. Conservative Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton-Melville, Sask. $34,785.42 14. *Conservative Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $259,867.81 15. Liberal John Cannis Scarborough Centre, Ont. $420.00 15. Independent André Arthur Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que. $307,341.71 18. Conservative Ron Cannan Kelowna-Lake Country, B.C. $35,191.19 19. NDP Paul Dewar Ottawa Centre, Ont. $35,457.37 16. CIDA Minister Bev Oda Durham, Ont. $310,793.94 Top spenders 20. *Conservative Inky Mark Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $35,464.57 17. Conservative Huron-Bruce, Ont. $317,048.49 1. NDP Bruce Hyer Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont. $33,121.99 21. Conservative John Cummins Delta-Richmond East, B.C. $36,920.09 18. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont. $324,215.00 2. Conservative Rob Clarke Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask. $31,929.06 19. *Conservative Jim Prentice Calgary Centre-North, Alta. $324,277.84 3. Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Laforest Saint-Maurice-Champlain, Que. $31,538.22 Top spenders 20. Liberal Gurbax Malhi Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ont. $325,638.37 4. Bloc Québécois Roger Gaudet Montcalm, Que. $31,465.58 1. Conservative Paul Calandra Oak Ridges-Markham, Ont. $99,159.64 21. Conservative Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, Ont. $326,759.48 5. Bloc Québécois Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, Que. $31,416.00 2. Liberal Vancouver Quadra, B.C. $97,776.50 22. *Conservative Prince George-Peace River, B.C. $331,305.71 6. Conservative Nepean-Carleton, Ont. $31,306.97 3. Conservative West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C. $95,210.67 23. Chief Government Carleton-Mississippi Mills, Ont. $332,732.93 7. Conservative Steven Blaney Lévis-Bellechasse, Que. $31,051.00 4. Conservative Steven Fletcher Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia, Man. $87,787.28 Whip Gordon O’Connor 8. Bloc Québécois André Bellavance Richmond-Arthabaska, Que. $31,040.50 5. Liberal Jim Karygiannis Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont. $86,952.64 9. Bloc Québécois Guy André Berthier-Maskinongé, Que. $30,697.98 6. Conservative Bob Dechert Mississauga-Erindale, Ont. $86,017.48 SALARIES 10. Bloc Québécois Yvon Lévesque Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, Que. $30,687.66 7. Conservative Nanaimo-Alberni, B.C. $85,226.00 Lowest spenders 8. Liberal Jean-Claude D’Amours Madawaska-Restigouche, N.B. $84,767.06 1. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $15,397.23 PRINTING – HOUSEHOLDERS 9. Conservative Deepak Obhrai Calgary East, Alta. $83,632.66 2. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $17,893.32 Bottom spenders 10. Conservative Brian Jean Fort McMurray-Athabasca, Alta. $83,419.42 3. *NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $24,992.12 1. Conservative Jim Abbott Kootenay-Columbia, B.C. $0.00 4. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $41,685.83 2. Conservative John Cummins Delta-Richmond East, B.C. $0.00 OFFICES – TRAINING 5. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $51,217.24 3. Liberal Albina Guarnieri Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont. $0.00 The following are the only 26 MPs who spent money on training. 6. *Vacant Calgary Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $52,387.42 4. Conservative John Baird Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont. $0.00 1. Bloc Québécois Jean Dorion Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher, Que. $7,640.92 7. *Liberal Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, Man. $60,797.24 5. Independent André Arthur Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que. $0.00 2. Conservative Randy Hoback Prince Albert, Sask. $2,730.00 8. *Conservative Robert Sopuck Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $62,714.48 6. Conservative Right Stephen Harper Calgary Southwest, Alta. $0.00 3. Conservative Calgary-Nose Hill, Alta. $2,314.50 9. *Conservative Julian Fantino Vaughan, Ont. $63,710.60 7. *Bloc Québécois Jean-Yves Roy Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. $0.00 4. Bloc , Que. $1,676.19 10. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $75,381.94 8. *Vacant Winnipeg North, Man. (NDP) $0.00 5. Conservative Saskatoon-Humboldt, Sask. $1,665.00 11. *Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua, Vaughan, Ont. $125,096.01 9. *Vacant Calgary Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $0.00 6. Liberal Carolyn Bennett St. Paul’s, Ont. $1,500.00 12. *Conservative Jim Prentice Calgary Centre-North, Alta. $127,576.25 10. *Vacant Prince George-Peace River, B.C. (Conservative) $0.00 7. Liberal Davenport, Ont. $1,390.00 13. Conservative Right Stephen Harper Calgary Southwest, Alta $128,337.13 11. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $0.00 8. Bloc France Bonsant Compton-Stanstead, Que. $989.18 14. Conservative Guy Lauzon Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, Ont. $131,488.72 12. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $0.00 9. Bloc Claude DeBellefeuille Beauharnois-Salaberry, Que. $767.00 15. *Conservative Jay Hill Prince George-Peace River, B.C. $132,221.41 13. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $0.00 10. NDP Denise Savoie Victoria, B.C. $750.00 16. *Bloc Québécois Roy, Jean-Yves Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. $140,199.48 14. *Conservative Inky Mark Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $2,798.90 11. Conservative Brian Jean Fort McMurray-Athabasca, Alta. $674.10 17. Conservative Leona Aglukkaq Nunavut, Nunavut $148,646.82 15. Bloc Québécois Raynald Blais Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. $2,806.03 12. Bloc Roger Gaudet Montcalm, Que. $660.00 18. *Conservative Inky Mark Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $153,487.45 16. *NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $2,933.78 13. Conservative Candice Hoeppner Portage-Lisgar, Man. $535.05 19. Conservative Steven Blaney Lévis-Bellechasse, Que. $157,271.71 17. Conservative Bev Oda Durham, Ont. $3,244.81 14. Bloc Luc Malo Verchères-Les Patriotes, Que. $472.50 20. Conservative Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que $159,008.64 18. Conservative Greg Thompson N.B. Southwest, N.B. $3,289.49 15. Conservative Kevin Sorenson Crowfoot, Alta. $438.00 21. Conservative David Anderson Cypress Hills-Grasslands, Sask. $167,673.80 19. Bloc Québécois Christian Ouellet Brome-Missisquoi, Que. $3,455.92 16. Conservative Leona Aglukkaq Nunavut $425.00 22. Conservative LaVar Payne Medicine Hat, Alta $169,966.16 20. *Conservative Robert Sopuck Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. $3,780.46 17. Liberal Larry Bagnell Yukon $320.00 18. Liberal York South-Weston, Ont. $299.00 Top spenders Top spenders 19. NDP Libby Davies Vancouver East, B.C. $200.00 1. NDP Dennis Bevington Western Arctic, N.W.T. $280,635.73 1. NDP Olivia Chow Trinity-Spadina, Ont. $47,091.72 20. Bloc Nicole Demers Laval, Que. $192.00 2. Conservative Helena Guergis Simcoe-Grey, Ont. $280,315.26 2. Liberal Westmount-Ville-Marie, Que. $44,259.56 21. Conservative Chatham-Kent-Essex, Ont. $174.97 3. NDP Malcolm Allen Welland, Ont. $269,843.88 3. NDP Claude Gravelle Nickel Belt, Ont. $39,803.16 22. Conservative South Shore-St. Margaret’s, N.S. $120.00 4. Liberal Derek Lee Scarborough-Rouge River, Ont. $268,854.60 4. Liberal Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Lachine, Que. $39,280.09 23. Bloc Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. $59.33 5. Bloc Québécois Gérard Asselin Manicouagan, Que. $266,661.53 5. Liberal Andrew Kania Brampton West, Ont. $38,262.49 24. NDP John Rafferty Thunder Bay-Rainy River, Ont. $39.55 6. NDP Joe Comartin Windsor-Tecumseh, Ont. $265,733.27 6. Conservative Guy Lauzon Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, Ont. $37,950.46 25. Liberal Joyce Murray Vancouver Quadra, B.C. $25.00 7. NDP Carol Hughes Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Ont. $265,606.76 7. NDP Tony Martin Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. $34,780.25 26. Bloc Rivière-du-Nord, Que. $15.00 8. Conservative London West, Ont. $265,430.82 8. Conservative Lee Richardson Calgary Centre, Alta. $34,747.71 *MPs and ridings represented by MPs who resigned seats before the fiscal year was over. 9. NDP Bill Siksay Burnaby-Douglas, B.C. $264,283.05 9. NDP Edmonton-Strathcona, Alta. $33,199.50 —Source: Individual Members Expenditures for the Fiscal Year 2010-2011. 10. Liberal Ajax-Pickering, Ont. $260,149.31 10. Conservative Simcoe North, Ont. $32,333.23 Compiled by Bea Vongdouangchanh with help from Kiran Rhines.