The Prime MinisterB次元官网网址檚 Office says Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gr茅goire Trudeau, stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel suite while attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.
The stay at the Corinthia London hotel became the subject of public debate last fall when media honed in on the details of the $400,000 trip, after obtaining documents through access-to-information requests.
But TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 office and Global Affairs Canada did not respond to questions last month about who stayed in the expensive river suite, which features a butler service.
Opposition MPs on the government operations committee asked for a copy of all receipts and invoices associated with the trip last month.
The room was booked on Sept. 9, one day after the QueenB次元官网网址檚 death, for Sept. 15 to 20.
In a statement, the Prime MinisterB次元官网网址檚 Office says hotel prices surged significantly ahead of the funeral, and many London hotels were sold out as 500 heads of state and their delegations descended on the city.
The hotelB次元官网网址檚 website currently lists the suite at 5,154 British pounds per night, higher than the 4,800 pounds the government was charged in September.
A night in the river suite next month would come out to more than $8,000 at the current exchange rate.
The Prime MinisterB次元官网网址檚 Office did not immediately respond to questions about the higher prices and why the government chose this particular hotel.
Documents released through access-to-information requests note that the booking was for a three-bed suite. The hotelB次元官网网址檚 website says it has one king-sized bed but there are B次元官网网址渃onnecting rooms available on request.B次元官网网址�
In November, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre peppered Trudeau with questions in the House of Commons about who stayed in the suite, but he didnB次元官网网址檛 answer.
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