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2009-2010 Telecommunications services: Top 15 $25,391.37 Fry, Hon. Hedy $25,453.53 Grewal, Nina $26,320.06 Keddy, Gerald $26,679.78 Pearson, Glen $26,699.94 Brown, Patrick $26,819.05 Cotler, Hon. Irwin $27,953.61 Silva, Mario $27,988.90 Raitt, Hon. Lisa $29,535.97 Dhalla, Ruby $30,065.16 Dhaliwal, Sukh $31,228.10 Weston, John $36,568.53 Cuzner, Rodger $37,437.48 Obhrai, Deepak $39,357.88 Fletcher, Hon. Steven $60,276.73 Karygiannis, Hon. Jim

2009-2010 Informatics and telecommunication equipment purchases: Top 15 $9,693.55 Oliphant, Robert $9,774.32 Murphy, Brian $9,777.93 Cadman, Dona $10,551.72 Harris, Richard $10,977.53 Silva, Mario $12,159.55 Pearson, Glen $12,239.00 Scarpaleggia, Francis $12,361.70 Karygiannis, Hon. Jim $12,615.61 Grewal, Nina $13,748.07 Donnelly, Fin $14,757.62 Fletcher, Hon. Steven $15,162.38 Cannis, John $15,707.86 Ignatieff, Michael $16,393.60 Hiebert, Russ $18,313.75 Shory, Devinder

2009-2010 Equipment rentals: Top 15 $6,100.46 Dechert, Bob $6,219.22 Thibeault, Glenn $6,349.45 St-Cyr, Thierry $6,443.78 Grewal, Nina $6,797.77 Raitt, Hon. Lisa $6,949.77 Lavallée, Carole $7,007.18 Coady, Siobhan $7,109.21 Kenney, Hon. Jason $7,402.35 Murphy, Hon. Shawn $7,450.15 Preston, Joe $7,702.56 Ablonczy, Hon. Diane $8,535.73 Anders, Rob $9,820.52 Lemay, Marc $11,048.10 Lévesque, Yvon $24,514.01 Blaney, Steven

2009-2010 Furniture, furnishing and equipment purchases: Top 15 $6,216.15 Finley, Hon. Diane $6,363.73 Andrews, Scott $6,422.36 Desnoyers, Luc $6,593.39 Hoeppner, Candice $6,656.98 Yelich, Hon. Lynne $6,916.91 Fletcher, Hon. Steven $7,063.00 Cannis, John $7,247.99 Richards, Blake $7,494.95 Cannon, Hon. Lawrence $7,647.12 Savage, Michael $8,283.18 Grewal, Nina $9,769.69 Young, Terence $13,736.94 Malhi, Hon. Gurbax $14,621.90 Aglukkaq, Hon. Leona $26,053.92 Dufour, Nicolas

2009-2010 Constituency office leases, insurance and utilities: Top 15 $42,304.34 Kania, Andrew $43,278.79 Dion, Hon. Stéphane $43,819.35 Hawn, Laurie $45,020.98 Faille, Meili $45,710.34 Harper, Right Hon. Stephen $46,184.06 Trost, Brad $46,442.05 Storseth, Brian $46,854.13 Ambrose, Hon. Rona $48,086.36 Wrzesnewskyj, Borys $48,271.27 Rodriguez, Pablo $48,382.83 Warkentin, Chris $48,879.92 Guarnieri, Hon. Albina $50,878.64 Lunney, James $52,401.51 Duceppe, Gilles $58,386.26 Blackburn, Hon. Jean-Pierre

2009-2010 Printing - Stationery and printing-related expenses: Top 15 $9,357.25 Poilievre, Pierre $9,367.24 Goodyear, Hon. Gary $9,627.25 Lavallée, Carole $9,700.93 Freeman, Carole $9,794.89 Hiebert, Russ $10,406.33 Plamondon, Louis $10,496.39 Chow, Olivia $10,846.90 Harper, Right Hon. Stephen $11,343.80 Glover, Shelly $12,516.06 Finley, Hon. Diane $12,705.46 Aglukkaq, Hon. Leona $14,004.57 Prentice, Hon. Jim $14,608.92 Strahl, Hon. Chuck $16,805.84 Beaudin, Josée $23,810.24 Lebel, Hon. Denis

2009-2010 Printing - Ten percenters: Top 15 $80,372.84 Van Loan, Hon. Peter $84,134.34 Shory, Devinder $84,679.33 Galipeau, Royal $86,575.76 Duncan, John $87,251.71 Albrecht, Harold $87,407.26 Weston, John $88,264.28 Richardson, Lee $89,539.30 Toews, Hon. Vic $92,402.41 Goodyear, Hon. Gary $93,363.04 Benoit, Leon $111,509.31 Lauzon, Guy $112,684.50 Kent, Hon. Peter $114,534.56 Hawn, Laurie $115,472.17 Brown, Patrick $116,423.43 Jean, Brian

2009-2010 Printing - Householders: Top 15 $27,326.95 Bélanger, Hon. Mauril $27,540.25 Lemieux, Pierre $27,594.43 St-Cyr, Thierry $27,652.48 Trudeau, Justin $28,045.73 Thibeault, Glenn $28,083.32 Guergis, Hon. Helena $28,594.44 Duncan, Linda $28,779.31 Stanton, Bruce $30,021.79 Weston, John $32,651.61 Folco, Raymonde $32,728.45 Hawn, Laurie $34,446.06 Martin, Tony $36,556.72 Murphy, Brian $37,094.29 Mendes, Alexandra $38,021.72 Jennings, Hon. Marlene

2009-2010 Advertising: Top 15 $30,538.71 Yelich, Hon. Lynne $30,576.48 DeBellefeuille, Claude $30,591.60 André, Guy $30,626.63 Lebel, Hon. Denis $30,635.10 Vincent, Robert $30,918.88 Blaney, Steven $31,136.96 Bellavance, André $31,310.07 Guimond, Michel $31,504.00 Bouchard, Robert $31,573.63 Gaudet, Roger $31,760.90 Laforest, Jean-Yves $32,877.61 Laframboise, Mario $33,046.29 Aglukkaq, Hon. Leona $33,846.54 Clarke, Rob $35,922.65 Lévesque, Yvon

2009-2010 Hospitality and events: Top 15 $9,395.25 Dechert, Bob $9,406.25 Devolin, Barry $9,409.40 Bouchard, Robert $9,449.70 Guimond, Michel $9,457.18 André, Guy $9,465.37 Andrews, Scott $9,467.55 Faille, Meili $9,468.00 Gaudet, Roger $9,468.00 Lunn, Hon. Gary $9,487.97 Paquette, Pierre $9,710.50 Laforest, Jean-Yves $9,871.32 Harris, Richard $9,874.13 Brown, Patrick $10,633.00 Lévesque, Yvon $11,307.24 Pearson, Glen

2009-2010 Member's accommodation and per diem expenses: Top 15 $25,468.00 (89 MPs tied)

2009-2010 Travel - Employees: Top 15 $30,625.96 Clarke, Rob $30,901.75 Pearson, Glen $32,354.46 Shea, Hon. Gail $32,465.45 Cullen, Nathan $35,068.21 Rota, Anthony $35,503.74 Minna, Hon. Maria $36,045.81 Payne, LaVar $38,601.22 Ashton, Niki $45,800.30 Blais, Raynald $46,483.98 Andrews, Scott $49,825.72 Russell, Todd $56,999.42 Rickford, Greg $62,247.95 Ignatieff, Michael $80,653.77 Duceppe, Gilles $99,359.34 Layton, Hon. Jack

2009-2010 Travel - Member, designated traveller and dependants: Top 15 $149,278.92 Sorenson, Kevin $152,276.33 Richardson, Lee $152,611.56 Abbott, Hon. Jim $153,439.06 Strahl, Hon. Chuck $155,331.73 Hill, Hon. Jay $155,659.11 Prentice, Hon. Jim $156,655.40 Dosanjh, Hon. Ujjal $158,372.72 Harris, Richard $160,505.35 Cuzner, Rodger $168,991.48 Bevington, Dennis $180,247.87 Russell, Todd $184,970.24 Storseth, Brian $190,416.69 Cullen, Nathan $200,185.35 Fletcher, Hon. Steven $213,082.01 Foote, Judy

2009-2010 Employees' salaries and service contracts: Top 15 $258,057.39 Watson, Jeff $258,604.54 Chong, Hon. Michael $261,489.35 Abbott, Hon. Jim $262,006.83 Reid, Scott $262,240.95 Masse, Brian $262,441.01 Crowder, Jean $263,333.03 Rickford, Greg $264,989.31 Breitkreuz, Garry $266,432.75 Asselin, Gérard $268,799.88 Casson, Rick $269,669.32 Jean, Brian $271,427.06 Bevington, Dennis $271,443.78 Angus, Charlie $271,724.57 Bélanger, Hon. Mauril $347,972.31 Fletcher, Hon. Steven

Total Expenditures for 2009-2010: Top 15 $575,287.55 Dosanjh, Hon. Ujjal $576,661.92 Lévesque, Yvon $578,608.25 Brown, Patrick $581,930.58 Dhaliwal, Sukh $582,712.54 Davies, Libby $587,471.17 Jean, Brian $588,048.09 Rickford, Greg $589,994.00 Bevington, Dennis $604,053.10 Weston, John $610,104.88 Richardson, Lee $618,338.07 Hill, Hon. Jay $621,474.02 Hawn, Laurie $628,913.68 Layton, Hon. Jack $637,190.14 Cullen, Nathan $839,092.15 Fletcher, Hon. Steven

Here are the MPs who spent the most on ten-percenters: Brian Jean (Fort McMurray-Athabasca): $116,423 Patrick Brown (Barrie): $115,472.17 Laurie Hawn (Edmonton Centre): $114,534.56 Peter Kent (Thornhill): $112,684.50 Guy Lauzon (Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry): $111,509.31 All Conservatives.

MP Expenditures for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 are now online: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/PublicDisclosure/MemberExpenditures.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=3

I came across a document listing the 2009-2010 expenses of all Liberal MPs on the Liberal web site: http://www.liberal.ca/newsroom/blog/public-disclosure-of-individual-liberal-party-mp-expenditures-%E2%80%93-april-1-2009-to-march-31-2010/ The information seems to have been released in June, but I don't recall seeing this reported anywhere. Will all the media attention focused on the Auditor General and the Board of Internal Economy's reluctance to invite her to look at House of Commons and MP expenses, I'm surprised this doesn't seem to have gotten any attention or put pressure on the other parties to release the expenses of their MPs.

Brown? Don't you mean Christian Paradis?

If you're going to do a fair comparison, you're going to need to break down the totals: Stephen Harper (2008-2009): Member's Office Budget - Staff and Other Expenses: $148,362 Member's Office Budget - Travel: $0 Member's Office Budget - Advertising: $280 Member's Office Budget - Office Lease: $41,132 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Travel: $27,492 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Telephone: $6,052 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Printing: $14,257 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Office Supplies: $3,755 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Office Furniture: $2,474 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Other: $1,705 Jack Layton (2008-2009): Member's Office Budget - Staff and Other Expenses: $228,726 Member's Office Budget - Travel: $14,737 Member's Office Budget - Advertising: $7,999 Member's Office Budget - Office Lease: $22,300 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Travel: $204,930 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Telephone: $7,561 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Printing: $41,304 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Office Supplies: $17,533 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Office Furniture: $3,678 Goods and Services Provided by The House - Other: $7,215 The most glaring difference between the two, and responsible for more than half the difference in their expense totals, is the amount for travel paid for by the House of Commons. So, with only $27,492 in travel expenses paid for by the House of Commons, is Stephen Harper a penny pincher? Is Jack Layton a lavish spender because of his $204,930 in travel expenses paid for by the House? I seem to recall reading something about some of Mr. Harper's travel expenses just yesterday: Source: http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/1183919.htmlIt seems that Mr. Harper might be a little bit more costly than the MP expense figures indicate.

Thanks! I was starting to think I was the only person reading it.

We ought to be asking why we're not looking at the MP expense figures for the fiscal year 2009-2010, which ended nearly 2 months ago.

It's mid-May and the fiscal year 2009-2010 ended a month-and-a-half ago, but we won't get to see the report on how MPs spent our tax dollars until 6-8 months after March 31st. Here is a list of the dates on which MP expense reports have been made public: Tuesday, November 4, 2003 (218 days after March 31) Thursday, October 21, 2004 (204 days after March 31) Thursday, September 29, 2005 (182 days after March 31) Thursday, September 28, 2006 (181 days after March 31) Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (200 days after March 31) Wednesday, December 3, 2008 (247 days after March 31) Wednesday, November 4, 2009 (218 days after March 31) Yet if you look at the reports you will see the statement 'PREPARED MAY 200...' on the cover page of each report, with the exception of the 2008-2009 report. Why are MPs making the public wait until the fall to see reports that are prepared in the spring? Transparency delayed is transparency denied.

Just wanted to clarify something ... The federal tax credit for political contributions is 75% up to $400, 50% up to $750, and 33.33% after that, up to $1275. So if someone donated $1,100 to a party, this is what they would get: 0.75 x $400 = $300 + 0.50 x $350 = $175 + 0.3333 x $350 = $116.66 = $591.66

I'm sure it was an agonizing wait for the people who donated $730,910.57 to the Conservatives/Liberals/NDP on December 31st, and those are just the ones who gave more than $200.