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This week, a <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;House of Commons disclosure revealed &quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/airplane-food-220k-justin-trudeau-trip&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/airplane-food-220k-justin-trudeau-trip" target="_blank">House of Commons disclosure revealed </a>that a six-day prime ministerial visit to Asia last year somehow managed to incur $223,234 in in-flight catering costs.

It's also about half a million food bank meals{ai:summary}When a House of Commons disclosure unveils exorbitant in-flight catering costs on a prime ministerial visit, questions arise regarding unnecessary expenses and lack of oversight. Tristin Hopper's daily newsletter, First Reading, unearths the latest scandals in Canadian politics. #politics

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