Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plane on the tarmac after being grounded due to a technical issue following the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
The documents tabled in the House report that the second plane accounted for $20,835 of the $57,553 the trip cost the armed forces.
They also report that the mechanical problem the plane encountered was a malfunctioning Integrated Standby Instrument (ISI), “which is used as an alternative source for flight and navigation data.”
Retired lieutenant-colonel Dean Black said the part would have needed replacing before the plane could return safely to Canada.
“An integrated standby instrument (ISI) provides standby altitude, altitude and airspeed information to the flight crew, these being critical data components to the safe operation of an aircraft,” said the longtime pilot.
Another mechanical flaw caused the C-150 Polaris ferrying Trudeau to and from the G20 Summit to be grounded in New Delhi, India in September 2023.
The third government department to incur costs related to the trip was the Privy Council Office (PCO), which provides an employee charged with ensuring the prime minister has access to secure communications. The PCO reported that its employee’s 15-day stay in Jamaica cost $10,838, including $2,681 to stay at an AirBnB.
Documents obtained from the RCMP under access to information law also report that there was an incident during Trudeau’s stay in Jamaica.
RCMP report ‘incident’ during Trudeau’s stay
While the documents are heavily redacted, officers reported on Dec. 29 that an individual showed up at the Frankfort villa where the Trudeaus were staying, wanting to speak with the prime minister.
“Update on (redacted). The individual who wanted to meet (redacted) returned but this time to (redacted),” an officer wrote in an e-mail. “PPO spoke to him advising he was not to return. (redacted) agreed.
“The pics and vehicle info was shared with our partners for their situational awareness.”
The e-mail chain, under the subject line “Comments on X (Twitter) re: location,” said the individual left a business card with the manager.
RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Kim Chamberland confirmed that the incident took place but said Trudeau was not in danger.
“The RCMP spoke to the individual, who left without incident,” she said. “There was no need to engage local authorities. For privacy and security reasons, we cannot speak further on details regarding the individual, nor what prompted the incident. However, we can reassure you that at no time was the prime minister’s security jeopardized during that incident.”
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