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A LOOK at Mps' 2010-2011 EXPENSES 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 Winnipeg 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 Gary Lunn Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C. $0.00 4. *Vacant Vaughan, Ont. (Liberal) $786.15 4. Conservative Alice Wong Richmond, B.C. $0.00 2010-2011 5. *Vacant Calgary Centre-North, Alta. (Conservative) $1,314.29 5. NDP Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, Man. $0.00 6. *Vacant Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, Que. (Bloc) $1,368.30 6. Liberal Carolyn Bennett St. Paul’s, Ont. $0.00 7. Conservative Scott Reid 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 Rick Casson Lethbridge, Alta. $0.00 EXPENSES 9. Conservative John Baird Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont. $9,081.58 9. Conservative Brent Rathgeber Edmonton-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 Paul Dewar Ottawa Centre, Ont. $18,128.57 12. Liberal David McGuinty Ottawa South, Ont. $0.00 13. *Conservative Julian Fantino Vaughan, Ont. $21,938.95 13. Conservative Chris Warkentin Peace River, Alta. $0.00 Category Members’ budgets Resources provided Total 14. *NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $22,514.10 14. Conservative Earl Dreeshen Red Deer, Alta. $0.00 by the House 15, Conservative Bev Oda 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 Joe Comartin Windsor-Tecumseh, Ont. $0.00 service contracts Top spenders (total) 17. Conservative Garry Breitkreuz Yorkton-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 Leona Aglukkaq Nunavut $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 Ron Cannan Kelowna-Lake Country, B.C. $0.00 Employees $1,255,455.59 $2,064,053.85 $3,319,509.44 4. Liberal Michael Ignatieff 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 Ujjal Dosanjh Vancouver South, B.C. $239,141.61 22. Conservative Greg Thompson 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 Albina Guarnieri Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont. $0.00 Advertising $4,763,014.48 $0 $4,763,014.48 8. NDP Jack Layton Toronto-Danforth, Ont. $223,645.73 25. Independent André Arthur Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, Que. $0.00 Printing 9. Conservative Devinder Shory Calgary Northeast, Alta. $220,030.54 26. Conservative Stephen Harper Calgary Southwest, Alta. $0.00 Householders $0 $4,949,905.37 $4,949,905.37 10. Conservative Brian Storseth 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 Calgary Centre-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 Jim Prentice Calgary Centre-North, Alta. $2.13 4. *Vacant Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette, Man. (Conservative) $0.00 equipment purchases 34. Liberal Larry Bagnell 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 Blaine Calkins 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 Gerry Ritz 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 Kevin Sorenson 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 Michael Chong 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 Chuck Strahl 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 Dean Allison 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 Barrie, Ont. $81,159.97 2. Conservative Brian Jean Fort McMurray-Athabasca, Alta. $65,949.10 Highest spenders Top spenders 3. Conservative Lisa Raitt 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 Helena Guergis Simcoe-Grey, Ont. $58,297.12 Steven Fletcher 2. Conservative Lisa Raitt Halton, Ont. $9,621.33 5. Conservative Maurice Vellacott 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 Peter Van Loan 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 James Bezan Selkirk-Interlake, Man. $51,410.50 4. NDP leader Jack Layton Toronto-Danforth, Ont. $578,291.82 5. Conservative Rob Merrifield Yellowhead, Alta. $9,381.34 8. Conservative Harold Albrecht 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 Nina Grewal Fleetwood-Port Kells, B.C. $47,910.17 6. Conservative Rob Clarke Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask. $557,398.58 7. Conservative Rob Anders Calgary West, Alta. $9,324.00 10. Conservative Barry Devolin Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, Ont. $46,374.72 7. Conservative Randy Hoback Prince Albert, Sask. $557,353.97 8. Conservative Steven Blaney Lévis-Bellechasse, Que. $9,314.63 8. Conservative Deepak Obhrai Calgary East, 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 Michel Guimond 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 Kevin Lamoureux Winnipeg North, Man. $18,625.34 4. *NDP Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North, Man. $58,455.66 4. Liberal Jim Karygiannis Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont. $0.00 7.
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