OTTAWA — Health Minister Jane Philpott says she will personally pay back thousands of dollars in “excessive” charges for two days of limousine services. “I would like to apologize for the excessive costs related to travel for my work responsibilities,” Philpott said in a statement Thursday evening. Another $1,994 was spent in July when Philpott spoke at the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly in Niagara Falls. MPs including the NDP’s Charlie Angus and Conservatives Colin Carrie and Michelle Rempel weighed in, saying they thought using a limousine service for this purpose was inappropriate. “We would certainly like to hear a public statement reinforcing the importance of getting value for taxpayer dollars,” Wudrick said.

Source: National Post August 19, 2016 00:56 UTC