Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The system is such that if you ask to go on a trip, for instance, in the future Mr. Dent might ask to attend the Great Northern Arts Festival and if Mr. Bell, for instance, should consider attending these good important functions like that, this policy would provide for that. It would provide that their spouses and their children can attend functions like that that are currently not provided for, unless they are a Minister with a portfolio that is related to those events. It is something that can be seen positively and will allow for government to have flexibility in providing for it.

If it is deemed by the staff to be frivolous or purely of a vacation or travel nature, the cost will not covered. They will not be reimbursed and the cost will be recovered. That has been the case for years and the staff are very, very strict about that. Thank you.