New documents show that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Jamaican vacation cost about $41,250 in fuel for his 9-day family trip.

Assuming an annual average of 20,000 km traveled, it would take about 15 years for a gas-powered sedan to burn through that much money.

The total cost to taxpayers for the RCMP employed to protect the Trudeau family was also revealed to be $162,051. 

The Prime Minister’s 9-day family vacation sparked controversy when a National Post report caught Trudeau in a lie. The PMO originally claimed that Trudeau’s trip was being paid for “out of pocket,” but it was later revealed that his accommodations at a fancy $9,300-a-night villa was actually gifted to him. 

When subsequently asked if he considered the public perception of receiving such luxury vacation — valued at around $84,000 — while Canadians are dealing with tough economic times, the PM said he did nothing different than what anyone else does.

“Like many Canadians did, I stayed with friends over the holidays,” he said. 

Ethics probes

An ethics probe later absolved the Prime Minister from the alleged conflict of interest on account of it merely falling under the category of a gift from a friend — albeit one valued at $84,000, and that friend being a foreign business buddy.

In 2017, Trudeau was found to have violated four sections of the Conflict of Interest Act by accepting a different vacation, this one in the Bahamas at the Aga Kahn’s private island. Similarly, Trudeau rejected the ethics reprimand, saying that Aga Khan was simply a good friend. 

Carbon Tax rising

Canadian can expect a 23% increase to the carbon tax they pay at the pumps starting April 1. The Trudeau Government insists that four out of five Canadians will benefit from this increase through rebates.