The results provide a glimpse into the importance the Trudeau government places on having stakeholders take part in priority announcements. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) spent $36,446 for announcements to hand out awards and bring stakeholders to its annual Top Researchers Celebration. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)Status of Women Canada spent $4,263 in 2016 and 2017 to bring stakeholders to three government announcements. Most government departments and agencies didn't report any spending to bring people to government press conferences and announcements. It is not known how much Harper's Conservative government spent on transporting stakeholders to news conferences.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2018 09:00 UTC