Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica cost more than last year

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's family vacation in Jamaica cost more than last year, new documents show. Trudeau's trip to the Caribbean cost approximately $234,015, up from last year's cost of approximately $162,000. RCMP security costs alone reached $162,051 this year, up from approximately $115,000 last year. It was dollars.

"It is the responsibility of the RCMP to protect the Prime Minister and his family 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," the government's response said. Trudeau and his family spent their vacation in Jamaica from December 26 to January 4; A trip that has been done in the past and has been reviewed many times. When Trudeau returned to Ottawa this year, he faced criticism for spending no money in an oceanfront villa in Jamaica.

The Conservative Party criticized the framing of the visit by the Prime Minister's Office. Prior to the trip, the Prime Minister's Office initially announced that it had consulted with the Ethics Commissioner, that the Trudeau family would pay for their accommodation and that Trudeau would also be reimbursed for travel on a government plane. According to the government's responses, the five members The Royal Canadian Air Force sponsored the trip, which cost $16,099.98. "As a matter of long-standing government policy and for security reasons, the prime minister must travel on government aircraft, whether on official business or personal travel," the government said.

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