The Canadian government spent nearly $400,000 on hotel rooms during the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, a figure that includes a luxurious $6,000-a-night river-view suite.
included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Governor General Mary Simon, former prime ministers Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, Olympian Mark Tewksbury and actor Sandra Oh.at the exclusive Corinthia London hotel which, according to the hotel’s website, includes a butler service and views of the River Thames.
The total spent on accommodation for Canada's delegation was £313,614.00 British pounds, or CA$397,842.81 according to Global Affairs Canada.from Sept. 20, 2022, the day most of the Canadian delegation would have checked out, the exchange rate was approximately CA$0.25 higher than the exchange rate used by Global Affairs Canada. That would add nearly CA$80,000 to the hotel bill, and would make the river suite cost just over $7,300 a night.
"It depends what the room is for. There may be planned receptions or meetings with other heads of government and state," Wiseman told CTVNews.ca. "It sounds like loose change in a federal budget of $342 billion." , after the story broke. "He then spent $6,000 per night on a single hotel room. Who stayed in that room?"it had obtained internal emails showing how staff at Global Affairs Canada were told not to disclose the occupant of the expensive suite.
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