Mr. Speaker, during the period of 1999 until 2003, Canada Post's president and chief executive officer staff consisted of an administrative assistant and a support officer. Over this period, three individuals held the position of administrative assistant and two individuals worked as support staff.
Canada Post Corporation's policy on hospitality expenditures provides as follow:
Entertainment expenses incurred, while in travel status, include attendance at events where a business discussion takes place with a customer during, immediately before, or immediately after the event.
Subject to prior approval, employees will be reimbursed for entertaining customers:
if the person entertained has a potential or actual business relationship with the company; or
if the expenditure directly precedes, includes or follows a business discussion that would benefit the company.
The staff of the president and chief executive officer during this period did not incur such expenses given the nature of their work.