Carney Spent Over $772,000 on In-Flight Catering and Hotels Last Year
Folks,
We know Prime Minister Mark Carney is comfortable wining and dining with kings and queens.
But let’s remember something fundamental about this country.
Canada already has a King. His name is Charles III.
The Prime Minister holds public office. He is not royalty. He is not a regent. He works for the citizens of Canada.
This is where the math becomes uncomfortable.
Carney has reportedly spent $300,000 on in-flight catering across nine trips. On one trip to London alone, catering came in at $52,610.23.
Fifty-two thousand dollars.
For food.
On a single trip.
I would genuinely like to know what they are serving at 35,000 feet for over fifty grand.
Kobe steak paired with a 12-ounce lobster tail?
Dom Pérignon poured into gold-trimmed crystal?
Beluga caviar passed around like pretzels on Westjet?
Dom Pérignon poured into gold-trimmed crystal?
Beluga caviar passed around like pretzels on Westjet?
Fifty-two thousand dollars in catering. On one flight.
That’s not a business necessity. That’s Versailles at cruising altitude.
And this is the larger issue. This isn’t just about catering.
It’s a question of judgment.
Here is the critical principle.
If the CEO of a publicly traded corporation chartered a jet and spent more than $50,000 on catering for a single Trip, shareholders would demand answers. Boards would ask questions. Auditors would circle.
Because corporate funds — like taxpayer funds — are not meant for lifestyle enhancement. They exist to conduct business.
Taxpayer money exists to carry out official duties. Not to create the optics of indulgence.
And history gives us cautionary tales. Remember Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco CEO? Six-thousand-dollar shower curtain. Multimillion-dollar birthday bash. Excess eventually became scandal. Scandal became conviction.
Now I am not equating situations legally.
But I am saying this:
Lavish optics in tough economic times are obscene.
Canadians are cashing in Scene points just to cover groceries.
Parents are packing their kids’ lunches with bologna sandwiches.
Seniors are reusing tea bags.
So when they hear about $50,000 in airplane catering, it doesn’t sound necessary. It sounds disconnected.
Leadership requires judgment. Especially when people are struggling.
Bottom line:
When Justin Trudeau spent over $100,000 on a chef during his India trip, Canadians raised their eyebrows — and rightly so. They didn’t accept it then. They won’t accept it now.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, this country cannot afford extravagance from its leadership. Canadians expect restraint. They expect fiscal discipline.
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