Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, it gives me another opportunity to remind us that these reimbursement policies for reallocation costs have been in place in since the 1970s. The previous government had an opportunity to fix it, but it did not. That is why it is our government that recognizes that th

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, these are not so-called rules; these are the rules and every expense was made in accordance with the guidelines. That is the issue. It is our government that recognizes the previous Conservative government had an opportunity to do more. It did not. Our government rec

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, I cannot tell if the members opposite are making light of the situation, or heavy. This is a policy that our government recognizes needs to be reviewed and I will remind Canadians that this is a policy that has been in place since the 1970s. These are the same rules

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, as you and everyone else knows, this policy on the reimbursement of moving expenses has been in place since the 1970s. It was the previous government, Stephen Harper's government, that developed the policy currently in place. The office of prime minister Stephen Harp

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. Our government knows that the policy needs to be reviewed. If they continue to ask the same question, I will continue to give the same answer. It was our Prime Minister who asked the Treasury Board to draft a new policy. We will

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, I will answer the question in a moment. First, I would like to say that I am very proud that Dr. Hoodfar has been released. We know that the policy for moving expenses dates back to the 1970s. Our government realizes that this policy must be revised. That is why the

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, it has been government policy, for relocation expenses, to reimburse senior officials and their families since the 1970s. This policy was revisited in 2008 and 2011 by the previous Harper government. It had an opportunity to do something. It did nothing. The previ

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, this is about recognizing that better is possible. This is about recognizing that the current rules that are in place were--

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, I will continue with my response. It is interesting, because even the opposition recognizes that we can do better and that we will do better. That is why the Prime Minister has asked the Treasury Board to create a new policy to govern relocation expenses. Let us no

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, it has been the Government of Canada's policy to reimburse relocation costs of senior officials and their families since the 1970s. This policy was last updated by the previous government in 2008 and has not been renewed since 2011. That is why our Prime Minister ha

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, this government recognizes that more needs to be done, and this government is committed to doing more for Canadians. We can once again remind Canadians that in the spirit of openness and transparency they have both disclosed all costs associated with their moves. Th

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, our Prime Minister asked the Treasury Board Secretariat to draft a new policy for moving expenses. It is also very important to mention that our government is restoring Canada's constructive leadership in the world and is advancing our interests internationally.

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, the office of the previous prime minister, Stephen Harper, approved more than $300,000 in moving expenses, including $93,000 for one person—

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, we know that this policy needs to be reviewed. That is why our Prime Minister has instructed the Treasury Board to create a new policy to govern relocation expenses.

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, I think it is important that we recognize that the relocation policies the opposition is referring to have been in place since the 1970s. It is important to note that the previous government had an opportunity to revisit and make these policies better. The differenc