Senator Harder, on Easter weekend last month the Prime Minister flew, emitting pollutants, to Tofino to do some surfing. On his way back, he flew, emitting pollutants, back to Saskatoon and attended what was called a private meeting. No details were offered. As the Prime Minister travels on public funds Canadians should know who he was meeting with, although not necessarily what it was about. Private does not mean secret. Senator Harder, can you provide us with details of the private meeting held in Saskatoon that weekend, its purpose, whom he met with and the costs of the trip paid for by taxpayers?

Last Saturday night, on the 11th of May and possibly the 12th, the Prime Minister flew to Chicago, emitting pollutants. According to news reports, it was because his mother was in a one-person show at Second City. Interestingly enough, he stayed at a hotel called the Soho, an exclusive members-only hotel for members of the media and the cultural community. You have to apply to stay there. That is so they don’t have to hang out with members of the middle class, be they American or Canadian. If you are a non-member, you can stay there and rent a regular room in Chicago’s Soho. It will cost you $650-plus U.S. per night, plus all those rooms for security. That would be U.S. dollars. Does the Government of Canada or the Prime Minister have a membership in the Soho club hotels, or do the taxpayers pay the premium price for his suite and the rooms for security? Could the leader provide us with the cost of the Prime Minister’s trip to Chicago, the cost of his hotel room, the cost of the security hotel rooms and for his mother, if applicable, or other parts of his entourage?