Two more Liberal senior staffers are paying back almost $55,000 in moving expenses a day after two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most senior staff were compelled to repay $65,000 of their own moving expenses. Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains' chief of staff Elder Marques received $103,997 in moving expenses when he relocated to Ottawa. These latest repayments brings to four the number of top Liberal aides who have agreed to reimburse part of the $1.1 million in moving expenses paid to move 49 political staffers to Ottawa. However, in the case of political staff it is left to each cabinet minister's discretion whether staff will be reimbursed for any moving expenses. Speaking to CBC on his way out of Question Period, Bains said he wanted to respect government guidelines when he approved the moving expenses.

Source: CBC News September 23, 2016 22:46 UTC