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Canadian MPs take more free trips to Israel than any other country

by Open-Publishing - Sunday 8 February 2009

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Members of Parliament accepted free trips to Israel more than any other country, a report by Canada’s ethics commissioner reveals. Lawmakers’ trips to Israel outnumbered other destinations nearly 2 to 1 during 2008.

The report on "sponsored travel" shows that the Canada - Israel Committee paid more than $160,000.00 to send 24 federal politicians on trips to Israel, often with their spouses...

http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02...