Cost of ministerial car trips, by the numbers

OTTAWA – The transportation expenses claimed by Health Minister Jane Philpott are in the spotlight after it was revealed she signed off on a $1,708 bill for a single day’s worth of high-end car service in and around her Toronto area riding.

Here’s a look at the travel costs she incurred, as revealed by her office, and how they compare to bills for limousine service disclosed by other cabinet ministers.

All had been asked earlier this year how much they spent on rented limousines between Nov. 3, 2015 to April 22, 2016 while on official business.

$1,994.73: Spent by Philpott in July to travel to the Assembly of First Nations meeting.

$1,708.84: Spent by Philpott in March for travel around her riding on March 31.

$3,815.20: Sent by Philpott on 20 trips to the Toronto airport from her home.

$1,515.09: Spent by Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on a limo during a two-day trip to California.

$222: Spent by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould for two limo rides from Ottawa’s airport to her Ottawa office.

$145.09: Spent by Democratic Reform Minister Maryam Monsef for a limo at Toronto’s Pearson airport for the 150-kilometre trip to her riding in Peterborough, Ont.

$0: Amount Philpott had said she spent on limousine service in answer to the order paper question that forced the disclosure of the others’ bills.