The federal government spent at least $1.77 million to send a delegation to attend a United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt last November, according to information tabled in the House of Commons.
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) was held in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh from Nov. 6 to to 20.
The government spent a total of at least $1,077,126 on hotels or accommodations, $622,353 on flight tickets, $31,429 on taxi or bus services, $26,960 on food, and $4,152 on hospitality. Another $10,490 was filed under “other costs.”
The information was provided further to a request from Conservative Party MP Gérard Deltell.
Deltell asked how many individuals were part of the Canadian delegation, the titles of all individuals for whom the government paid expenses, as well as the carbon footprint resulting from the trip….