3. Travel costs may be based either on the actual costs of economy or second class tariffs or reimbursed in the form of lump sums based on a reasonable methodology for distance calculation.

Regarding the recent Conference of Spouses of heads of State and Government of the Americas held in Ottawa from September 29 to October 1, 1999: (a) what was the total cost of the conference, including all breakdowns for accommodation: (b) how many spouses had their travel to, from and while in Canada subsidized, by the federal government: (c) if a spouse's travel was subsidized, how much was spent on her personal travel, including any travel for assistants and/or staff: and (d) how much was spent on security by the federal government for the conference?

(a) travel expenses of one party for the outward and return journey between the place of residence or the place of business and the place where oral proceedings are held or where evidence is taken, as follows:

Secondly, relocation and other costs should be fully refunded, but within a reasonable limit obviously.

Secondly, relocation and other costs should be fully refunded, but within a reasonable limit obviously.

He told the Canadian public that we had to put the matter into perspective, that if we factored in MPs salary, expense allowance which is tax free and housing allowance, in terms of actual dollars before taxes they would total about $120,000. If we threw in a reasonable pension plan it would be up to $150,000.