List of Sponsored Travel 2017 Mario Dion Conflict of Interest and April 2018 Ethics Commissioner ERRATUM This version reflects corrected entries for Rachel Harder and Pierre Poilievre. List of Sponsored Travel 2017 made under the CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS For additional copies of this publication, please contact: Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Parliament of Canada 66 Slater Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-0721 Fax: 613-995-7308 Email: [email protected] Ce document est également publié en français. This publication is also available online at the following address: http://ciec-ccie.parl.gc.ca © Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Parliament of Canada, 2018 032018-67E Commissariat aux conflits d’intérêts et à l’éthique Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner 66, rue Slater Street 22e étage / 22nd Floor OTTAWA, ONTARIO CANADA K1A 0A6 March 27, 2018 The Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P. Speaker of the House of Commons Centre Block, Room 224-N House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Speaker: As required under subsection 15(3) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, please find enclosed a document containing the List of Sponsored Travel 2017, which reflects travel that Members of the House of Commons took in the 2017 calendar year, and includes a supplement reflecting changes to the List of Sponsored Travel from previous years. I respectfully submit this document for tabling in the House of Commons. Sincerely, Mario Dion Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Enclosures Name of person Supporting Party Name of Member Destination(s) Purpose of trip Sponsor of trip Date(s) Nature of Benefits Value of Benefits accompanying Member Document Gift(s) $300.00 Taipei and Taichung, Chinese International Economic Transportation $5,500.00 Conservative Aboultaif, Ziad Aboultaif, Elizabeth Economic and cultural fact-finding October 8-15 No Taiwan Cooperation Association Accommodation $1,200.00 Other $200.00 Gift(s) - Transportation $699.81 Washington, DC, USA Explore issues of religious freedom Norwegian Helsinki Committee May 15-18 Yes Accommodation $1,818.72 Other $50.00 Conservative Anderson, David N/A Gift(s) - Bangkok, Thailand Transportation $3,912.00 and Kathmandu, Explore issues of religious freedom Norwegian Helsinki Committee October 5-18 No Accommodation $766.92 Nepal Other $522.81 Gift(s) $300.00 Taipei and Taichung, Chinese International Economic Transportation $5,500.00 Liberal Arya, Chandra Chandrakanth, Sangeetha Fact-finding October 8-15 No Taiwan Cooperation Association Accommodation $1,200.00 Other $200.00 Gift(s) $150.00 Chinese International Economic Transportation $5,145.00 Liberal Badawey, Vance N/A Taiwan Parliamentary delegation April 16-23 Yes Cooperation Association Accommodation $1,500.00 Other $1,000.00 Gift(s) $300.00 Taipei and Taichung, Chinese International Economic Transportation $5,500.00 Conservative Benzen, Bob Benzen, Susan Fact-finding October 8-15 No Taiwan Cooperation Association Accommodation $1,200.00 Other $200.00 Gift(s) $100.00 Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Fact-finding mission of Canada-UAE Government of United Arab Transportation $7,000.00 Conservative Bergen, Candice N/A March 11-16 Yes United Arab Emirates Parliamentary Friendship Group Emirates Accommodation $1,218.00 Other $200.00 Gift(s) - Meet with Iran Democratic Iran Democratic Association Transportation $626.35 Conservative Berthold, Luc Levesque, Caroline Paris, France June 28 to July 2 Yes Association (Canada) Accommodation $507.24 Other - Gift(s) - Present award at Sergei Magnitsky Transportation $998.00 London, UK Hermitage Capital Management November 14-17 Yes Awards Ceremony Accommodation $1,100.69 Other $37.50 Conservative Bezan, James N/A Gift(s) - November 27 to Transportation $6,110.00 Lviv, Ukraine Speaker and panelist Lviv Security Forum Yes December 1 Accommodation $453.77 Other - Name of person Supporting Party Name of Member Destination(s) Purpose of trip Sponsor of trip Date(s) Nature of Benefits Value of Benefits accompanying Member Document Gift(s) $300.00 Taipei and Taichung, Chinese International Economic Transportation $5,500.00 Conservative Blaney, Steven Bouchard, Marie Fact-finding October 8-15 No Taiwan Cooperation Association Accommodation $1,200.00 Other $200.00 Gift(s) - International Panel of United Nations, New Transportation $172.33 Conservative Block, Kelly N/A Seminar and meetings Parliamentarians for Freedom of September 20-22 Yes York, NY, USA Accommodation $957.77 Religion or Belief Other $220.50 Lead group of international delegates Gift(s) $20.00 visiting Qingdao, a traditional healthcare city, and exploring Qingdao Longtai Traditional Transportation $6,053.25 Liberal Bratina, Bob N/A Qingdao, China potential areas of collaboration in Chinese Medicine Sciences & January 17-21 Yes areas of mutual interest between Technology Co.,Ltd. Accommodation $574.32 Hamilton, Ontario and Qingdao, China Other - Gift(s) - Centre for Israel and Jewish Transportation $4,056.42 NDP / NDP Brosseau, Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Logan Israel Parliamentary mission January 15-23 Yes Affairs Accommodation $2,235.84 Other $5,413.36 Gift(s) - Centre for Israel and Jewish Transportation $4,286.36 Conservative Calkins, Blaine Calkins, Barb Israel Parliamentary mission July 9-18 Yes Affairs Accommodation $2,868.06 Other $4,337.88 Gift(s) - Participate in roundtable on Transportation $183.00 Liberal Chen, Shaun N/A Istanbul, Turkey multiculturalism and consensus- Municipality of Pendik March 27-30 Yes Accommodation $428.00 building at Bahçeşehir University Other $152.00 Gift(s) - Meet with American and Canadian Transportation $1,029.10 Conservative Chong, Michael N/A Chicago, IL, USA foundations, and Republicans about Clean Prosperity November 2-3 Yes Accommodation $400.15 issue of climate change Other - Gift(s) - Meet with Ghana Public Accounts Canadian Audit and Transportation $5,014.63 NDP Christopherson, David N/A Accra, Ghana June 7-12 Yes Committee Accountability Foundation Accommodation $758.30 Other $599.73 Gift(s) - Meet with government officials to Transportation $2,390.00 Kiev, Ukraine discuss and observe humanitarian One Free World International February 28 to March 3 Yes Accommodation $922.27 crisis in Ukraine Other $300.00 Conservative Clement, Tony N/A Gift(s) $50.00 Yerevan and Artsakh, Discuss bilateral relations with August 28 to Transportation $3,178.00 One Free World International Yes Armenia officials in Armenia and Artsakh September 2 Accommodation $182.30 Other $450.00 Name of person Supporting Party Name of Member Destination(s) Purpose of trip Sponsor of trip Date(s) Nature of Benefits Value of Benefits accompanying Member Document Gift(s) - Transportation $4,100.00 Taiwan Parliamentary delegation Embassy of Taiwan January 9-15 Yes Accommodation $1,700.00 Other $700.00 Foster greater communication and Gift(s) $112.85 Conservative Cooper, Michael N/A understanding between Canadian parliamentarians and their Transportation $7,144.97 counterparts in China in order to Chinese People's Institute of China July 24-31 Yes further Canadian interests in region Foreign Affairs Accommodation $1,504.00 and promote greater consumption in China of Canadian products and Other $56.42 services Gift(s) - Participate in World Bank Group's Transportation $711.94 Gilchrist, Erin Washington, DC, USA RESULTS Canada April 16-19 Yes Global Parliamentary Conference Accommodation $789.00 Other $393.80 Liberal Damoff, Pam Gift(s) $111.18 Chinese People's Institute of Transportation $7,227.75 N/A China Parliamentary delegation July 24-31 Yes Foreign Affairs Accommodation $1,482.40 Other $750.47 Gift(s) $300.00 Chinese International Economic Transportation $5,545.00 Taiwan Visit government representatives April 16-23 Yes Cooperation Association Accommodation $1,500.00 Other $600.00 Liberal Dhillon, Anju N/A Gift(s) - Centre for Israel and Jewish Transportation $3997.77 Israel Parliamentary mission July 9-16 Yes Affairs Accommodation $2,667.00 Other $2,885.44 Gift(s) - Taipei Economic and Cultural Transportation $5,100.00 Liberal Di Iorio, Nicola N/A Taiwan Parliamentary mission January 9-15 Yes Office in Canada Accommodation $1,700.00 Other $700.00 Gift(s) $100.00 Fact-finding mission of Canada- Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Government of United Arab Transportation $7,000.00 Conservative Doherty, Todd N/A United Arab Emirates Parliamentary March 11-16 Yes United Arab Emirates Emirates Accommodation $1,218.00 Friendship Group Other $200.00 Gift(s) - Show effects of Canadian aid in Canadian Foodgrains Bank (with Transportation $1,471.04 Liberal Drouin, Francis N/A Nicaragua January 9-15 Yes agriculture funding from Gates Foundation) Accommodation $918.50 Other $821.77 Gift(s) - Participate and speak at Partnership Partnership for Peace - George Transportation $3,175.73 Liberal Easter, Wayne N/A Budapest, Hungary May 20-24 Yes for Peace Consortium Marshall Center Accommodation $755.44 Other $464.06 Name of person Supporting Party Name of Member Destination(s) Purpose of trip Sponsor of trip Date(s) Nature of Benefits Value of Benefits accompanying Member Document Gift(s) - Addis Ababa and Transportation $1,958.36 N/A surrounding areas, Visit various development projects Canadian Lutheran World Relief March 28 to April 1 Yes Accommodation $356.55 Ethiopia Other $517.98 Gift(s) - The Hague, Transportation $4,405.55 O'Neill, Sean Present at conference The Stanley Foundation April