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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, July 12, 2012 · 10 Halton MP Lisa Raitt was in the top six for publicly-funded expenditures on public service announcement flyers. @OakvilleBeaver Known as `10 per centers', sent or between April 1, 2010 and March 31, @NewsHooked @DavidLea6 2011, the mailings go out within a @DominikKurek Member of Parliament's riding. @BeaverSports Raitt spent $58,666.40 on the 10 @Halton_Photog per centers, which are sent to a select Bring this AD & portion of constituents on happenings get an additional in Ottawa or recent community % OFF events. Regular Price Their name is derived from the SHOP ONLINE www.hotspotautoparts.com Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 - 5, Sat. 8 - 2 allowed percentage of mailings -- not Huge Discount for Commercial Accounts more than 10 per cent of the total A/C Refrigerant A/C Recharge Kit number of households in a member's $ 49 $ 89 constituency. 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Follow Oakville Beaver staff on Twitter Raitt stacks up as a top spender on flyers "With a growing constituency comes a growing cost to communicate with these additional people." Lisa Raitt, Halton MP munications for the Speaker of the House of Commons, said the figures are part of an annual Individual Member's Expenditures report MPs must file each year. Travel, office, staff and hospitality expenses are also part of each report. "Some MPs don't even use 10 per centers," Bradley said. "MPs are given a budget and rules to follow. The members decide how to use the budget. "They are resources provided by the House of Commons. They include travel and printing and cover telecommunications." In total, for the same time period, Raitt's expenses, including salaries and service contracts, were $529,027. She spent some $72,000 on travel, and $20,500 on accommodations. Meanwhile, Oakville MP Terence Young's total expenses, including salaries and service contracts, were $486,547. He spent approximately $90,400 on travel, and $25,800 on accommodations. Young spent approximately $31,200 on the 10 per centers. The full expense documents can be found online at www.parl.gc.ca/ PublicDisclosure and clicking on the Expenditures by Member link to the left. 5 9 169 11 39 12 29 89 24 79 24 19 39 29 51 9 24 "As the Member of Parliament for Halton it is my job to communicate important government measures to the constituents that I represent and solicit their feedback, and I am proud that we do so in an effective and timely manner," Raitt said. "As of the last census in 2011, Halton is the second-fastest growing riding in Canada with the third largest population. With a growing constituency comes a growing cost to communicate with these additional people." Latest census figures according to Elections Canada data, as of May 2, show the Halton riding population at 151,943. Of the 308 MPs across the country, it was Conservative members who spent the most on 10 per centers. Barrie's Patrick Brown topped the list with an expense of $81,159.97 for the last published reporting period. Helena Guergis, who left Simcoe-Grey and the Conservative Party, racked up $58,666.40 in costs. Brian Jean of the Fort MacMurray-Athabaska riding spent $65,949.10, Maurice Vellacott of Saskatoon spent $56,153.11 and YorkSimcoe's Peter Van Loan spent $51,411. In total, 23 MPs listed zero as their 10 per center expense. One of those included the Leader of the Opposition Thomas Mulcair. Other low spenders included Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defence Minister Peter MacKay. Heather Bradley, director of com- K a r a s t a n A r e a R u g s · M i r a g e H a r d w o o d Peerless Carpeting · Buyers Edge Guarantee · 200 Store Buying Power Because I've got better things to do Without the seasonal responsibility of a homeowner I'm enjoying life with both old and new friends. Now I have all the time I need to enjoy the lifestyle I worked hard to achieve. 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