Ministers and Departments Spent Over $800,000 on Speechwriters in the Past 3 Years

Ministers and Departments Spent Over $800,000 on Speechwriters in the Past 3 Years
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault rises during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 21, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Federal departments and their ministers have spent over $800,000 to hire speechwriters in the past three years, according to information tabled in the House of Commons.

The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations has been the highest spender for such services, with $142,439 in contracts since 2019. Environment and Climate Change Canada came in second at $134,139.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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