Government Travel Expenses
John Baird - Minister until February 2015
Department:
Global Affairs Canada
Disclosure Group:
Minister/Ministerial adviser/Ministerial staff/Parliamentary Secretary/Exempt Staff
Purpose:
Bilateral visit to New Zealand and Australia. Meetings: (Auckland, NZ): Auckland War Memorial; reception with key business leaders from Canada-New Zealand Business Association. (Wellington, NZ:) visit to National War Memorial and wreath-laying; Meet and greet with Canadian High Commission Staff. Meetings with HE Hon. John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand; HE Hon. Murray McCully, Foreign Minister; Hon. Tony Ryall, Minister of Health; Hon. Tim Groser, Minister of Trade; Hon. Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources; Mr David Shearer, Hon. Phil Goff and Hon. Maryan Street, Opposition spokespersons for Foreign Affairs and Defence; working dinner with Min. McCully. Attended Question Period and introduced to the House of Representatives.. Media interviews. (Sydney, Australia): Meet and greet with Consulate-General staff. Meeting with the Hon. John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia. Reception hosted by Consulate-General with Canadian and Australian business leaders. Media callbacks. Working lunch with Hon. Bob Carr, former Foreign Minister. (Canberra, Australia): Meet and greet with staff at the Canadian High Commission. Working lunch with HE Hon. Julie Bishop, Foreign Minister of Australia. Meeting with Hon. Tanya Plibersek, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Foreign critic. Visit to the Australian War Memorial. (Melbourne, Australia): Bilateral meeting with HE Hon. Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia, HE Joe Hockey, Treasurer of Australia, and Hon. Jim Flaherty, Canadian Minister of Finance. Media interview with Mr. Greg Sheridan, Foreign Editor of The Australian. Attended the Canada-Australia Business Council annual meeting and made joint remarks along with Foreign Minister Bishop. Meeting with Mr. Stefan Romaniw, Secretary General of the Ukrainian World Congress. Met individually with several Australian and New Zealand businesses that invest in Canada.
Date:
Feb 16, 2014 to Feb 26, 2014
Destination:
New Zealand and Australia
Reference Number:
T-2013-P11-00039
Costs
| Airfare | $6,603.30 |
| Lodging | $1,452.20 |
| Meals and Incidentals | $962.85 |
| Other Expenses | $0.00 |
| Other Transportation | $0.00 |
| Total | $9,018.35 |