Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s week-long family vacation in Jamaica over the winter holidays cost taxpayers at least $162,000, and is drawing criticism that it shows he does not “understand the realities of everyday Canadians” from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The outlet reported the Trudeau family stayed at a luxurious estate belonging to a wealthy family friend who made a large donation two years ago to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. It would not say whether Trudeau declared this trip as a gift under the conflict of interest act or the code for MPs. The Trudeau Foundation confirmed on Tuesday the Greens, the family CBC/Radio-Canada reported Trudeau stayed with, are donors to the charity. The prime minister has repeatedly said he has not been involved with the foundation since that time.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2023 20:29 UTC