The prime minister’s six-day trip, accompanied by his son, to “strengthen ties” in the Indo-Pacific region in September cost taxpayers nearly $2 million, with nearly $200,000 spent on in-flight catering.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his oldest son Xavier, and 51 others <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;departed on the six-day trip on September 2&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2023/08/30/prime-minister-travel-indo-pacific-strengthen-ties&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2023/08/30/prime-minister-travel-indo-pacific-strengthen-ties" target="_blank">departed on the six-day trip on September 2</a> aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 Polaris, destined for Indonesia and Singapore, plus a visit to India to attend last summer’s G20 summit. The purpose of the trip was to work with international partners to tackle “<span>crises and challenges” including the inflation and food and energy insecurity.</span>

Aboard the RCAF VIP plane with 53 passengers, $200,000 of that money was spent on in-flight catering alone{ai:summary}<p>PM Trudeau's costly six-day trip to Indo-Pacific with his son raises eyebrows. Taxpayers foot nearly $2 million bill, including $200,000 on in-flight catering. #politics</p>

PM's six-day Indo-Pacific trip cost $2M, including $200K in catering

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