I understand that if the minister and his chief of staff had to travel overseas the next day that might be reasonable, but the records show they had no international travel in the time elapsing after this money was paid. So it seems to me it's a total waste of taxpayers' money to pay the sky-high price for a 24-hour service when you're not going anywhere internationally.
My question is, would that be allowed under the rules? It seems a flagrant waste of money. Can you get back to us if you don't have the answer today?