Trudeau’s Jamaica vacation shows ‘lack of judgment,’ opposition leaders say

PM’s trip to luxurious Prospect estate cost taxpayers $160,000.
Opposition leaders slammed what they called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “lack of judgment” Tuesday after it was revealed he spent his Christmas vacation at the Jamaica home of a wealthy donor to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Radio-Canada reported that Trudeau vacationed at Prospect, a “luxurious estate” with seaside villas owned by the Green family. Alexander and Andrew Green made a large donation to the foundation in 2021 to establish a scholarship in memory of their mother. The Jamaica trip cost taxpayers roughly $160,000 because of travel-related security and personnel costs. The French-language arm of the CBC said some staff were also put up at a nearby all-inclusive resort, which cost the federal treasury. Trudeau was reprimanded by Canada’s ethics commissioner over a 2016 vacation to the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas — another trip that saddled taxpayers with the tens of thousands of dollars in costs that come when the prime minister travels abroad.
Speaking to reporters on Parliament Hill, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said it’s not enough that Trudeau had the Jamaica trip pre-approved by the ethics commissioner. Blanchet said the trip raises questions about Trudeau’s capacity to lead the country. “He didn’t hear the little voice saying to him, ‘Maybe you shouldn’t do this,’” Blanchet said… Source: cbc.ca/