Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jamaican vacation last Christmas cost taxpayers 42 percent more than his trip to the Caribbean island the previous year, government documents show. A large share of the increase was incurred by the RCMP officers who accompanied the Trudeau family.
The 10-day family trip to Prospect Estate near Ocho Rios cost taxpayers $230,442, a 42 percent rise from the $162,000 spent on a similar trip over the Christmas holidays in 2022. The figures were published by the government in response to questions from Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer about the cost of the trip.
The largest portion of the bill—$162,051—was attributed to RCMP expenses. The amount is just shy of the $163,000 spent on the entire vacation for Mr. Trudeau and his family the year prior.It is unclear why the RCMP amount, which does not include the officers’ salaries, is so high. The CBC has speculated that the officers may have paid to stay at the Prospect Estate resort along with the family. The broadcaster noted, however, that the RCMP declined to go into details regarding the amount spent.
