OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s two top aides are repaying a “significant portion” of the $207,000 they received for moving expenses, hoping to douse a controversy that has plagued the Liberal government since the outset of the fall parliamentary sitting. “While the rules were clear and we followed them, we both know that’s not always enough.”The pair offered a detailed breakdown of their moving expenses, which totalled $126,669 for Butts and $80,382 for Telford. “When we reviewed these costs, we decided that the amount called ’personalized cash payout,’ which is for miscellaneous moving expenses, is unreasonable,” they said. The Conservatives have been having a field day with the issue since the moving expenses were revealed by the government Monday in response to a written question from a Tory MP. “This is about his judgment, because Mr. Trudeau signed off on this sweetheart deal,” Calkins said in an emailed statement.

Source: National Post September 23, 2016 02:26 UTC