NDP MP billed taxpayers $11K for travel with family over Christmas

An NDP MP who frequently joins parliamentary proceedings remotely from her riding billed the House of Commons for a trip she took to reportedly meet with “stakeholders” over the Christmas holidays — travel that included bringing her husband and kids along at taxpayers’ expense.

NDP MP billed taxpayers $11K for travel with family over Christmas
NDP MP Niki Ashton, pictured in Quebec, billed the House of Commons more than $17,000 for a trip she took to reportedly meet with

An NDP MP who frequently joins parliamentary proceedings remotely from her riding billed the House of Commons for a trip she took to reportedly meet with “stakeholders” over the Christmas holidays — travel that included bringing her husband and kids along at taxpayers’ expense.