Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Easter weekend vacation in Montana cost taxpayers nearly a quarter of a million dollars, CBC News has learned — far more than the sum reported to Parliament. Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, said the Secret Service does not consider the motorcade as a gift. Federal law mandates that the United States Secret Service provide protection to any heads of state while on U.S. soil, he wrote in an email response. Guglielmi said information on the cost of the protection the Secret Service provided Trudeau was not readily available. As was the case with previous prime ministers, when travelling for personal reasons, the prime minister and any guests travelling with him reimburse an equivalent commercial airfare.

Source: CBC News October 05, 2023 14:10 UTC