To the Editor:
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the federal government to explain the exorbitant travel expenses incurred over the last eight years by David Langtry, the Acting Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission to commute to Ottawa from his home in Winnipeg.
Since 2006, Mr. Langtry has racked up nearly $760,000 in expenses. Because he lives in Winnipeg he is expensing not only his flights to Ottawa, but all his housing, taxi, meals and incidental expenses as well.
“For $760,000 in expenses, the government could have simply bought him a very nice house in Ottawa,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “Canadians deserve to know why such an expensive arrangement was put in place.”
The CTF has estimated that if his expense trend continues through to the end of his appointment in 2017, taxpayers will be on the hook for an additional $274,000 in flights, hotels, taxis, meals and incidental expenses.
For more information please visit: http://www.ccdp-chrc.gc.ca/eng/content/travel-and-hospitality-expenses-chief-commissioner-2014
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
