Trudeau's principal secretary Gerald Butts posted a statement on Facebook Thursday evening, saying that his initial claim of $126,669.56 and Trudeau's chief of staff Katie Telford's claim of $80,382.55 contained unreasonable charges. "Katie and I feel like we owe people an explanation after the news stories involving our families over the last couple of days. "While the rules were clear and we followed them, we both know that's not always enough," Butts added. In a separate email to CBC News, Butts said the portion of the land transfer tax he would repay would be $20,819.52. The statement signed by both staffers notes that releasing a moving expenses breakdown for PMO staffers has never been done before.

Source: CBC News September 22, 2016 22:13 UTC