Also to clarify, Ministers of the Crown are given a car and driver, it is not a limo, in Dion's case I believe the expenses in question related to his driver (of course conveniently referred to as a "chauffeur") who was in Mtl driving Dion (in his Ministerial car) and it's his hotel expenses, etc. (and I guess Dion's for staying downtown as per the details Blane provided) In Oda's case it was actually a few stretched limos that she rented from what I've gathered as she wouldn't drive to Halifax in her Ministerial car, whereas Dion would likely from Ottawa->Montreal - dig?