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INQUIRY OFMINISTRY DEMANDE DE RENSEIGNEMENT AU GOUVERNEMENT PREPARE IN ENGUSH AND FRENCH "ORJGINAL TEXT" OR "TRANSLATION" PRÉP MER EN ANGLAIS ET EN FRANÇAIS EN INDIQUANT "TEXTE ORIGINAL" OU "TRADUCTION" QUESTION NOJNo DE LA QUESTION

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Q·342

Mr. Byrne (Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte)

DATE

December 08,2011

REPLY SY THE MINlSTEROF NATIONAL DEFENCE RÉPONSE DU MLNISTRE DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE

Hon. Peter MacKay PRINT NAME OF SIGNATORY INSCRIRE LE NOM DU SIGNATAIRE.

, MINISTER OR SECRETARY MINISTRE OU SEMÉTAIRE PARLEMENTAIRE

QUESTION Since January 1, 2010, for each MJnister, Min/ster of State and Parliamentary Secrétary, how many times d/d he or she travel by government-owned or leased aircraft ins/de or outside of Canada, and for each trip: (a) what was the departure point and date; (b) what was the arrivai point and date; (c) what type of aircraft was used; (d) who owned eachaircraft; (e) who accompanied the Minister; (f) what was the purpose of the trip; (g) what is the source of funds and budget that was used to pay for each trip; (h) what was the total cast; and (/) what was the menu for in-flight meals made available ta the Minister or other travelers? REPLY / RÉPONSE

ORIGINAL TEXT TEXTE ORIGINAL

TRANSLATION TRADUCTION

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The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (DNDfCF) searched aflavailable records relating to the use of CF-owned or leased aÎrcraft by a Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary inside or outside of Canada. The attached table provides the information requested in parts (a) through (i), for the period of 01 J.anuary 2010 to 30 November 2011. Where the means of electronically screening flight records weJe limited, every attempt was made to manually identify relevant fllghts,. including flights that may not have been recorded undera ministerialrelated duty code. Mission codes generally reflect the primary purpose of the mission, including observation flights over regions of natural disaster for which the CF is providing assistance to other authorities and famîliarÎzation flights on specifie CF operational and training f1ights. In an attempt ta capture ail relevant flight records, an extensive document search using manual techniques has been completed. DND did not capture f1ight details associated witha Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary's travel to or within Afghanistan. Flight details for Afghanistan require careful screening and management in terms of the purpose of each and every passengerand programmed flight. ln cases where multiple MinÎsters flew onboard the same aircraft, the flight has beenattributed to the Minister who either (a) submitted the request for the use ofthat particular CF-owned or !eased aircraft or (b) was the sole Minfster known to have travelled onboard the aircraft. For example, ifthe Prime Ministerof Canada requested the use ofa CF-owned or leased aircraft and one or two Ministers accompanied him on this trip, the flight is listed with the Prime Minister as thelead authority and the other Ministers as passengers. Alternatively, if a flight was requested by the Prime Minister but he flew onboard a separate aircraft, the f1ight would be attributed to a Minister who actually flew onboard the aircraft. This method of

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reporting was chosen since listing the same flight separately under each Minister would skew the total number of times a CF-owned or leased aircraft was used. Notes 1

For (c) "type of aircraft used," the response includes ail relevant aircraft, as identified by model number: Model Number CC 130 CC 138 CC 144 CC 150 CC 177 i CH 124 CH 146 CH 149 ISE 200 i

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Name Hercules Twin Otter .fhallenger Airbus (A-310) Globemaster III Sea King Griffon Cormorant Seechcraft King Air 200

For (e) "who accompanied the Minister," the table includes allavailable information that cou/d be readily extractedfrom aircraft passenger manifests, with the exception of the names of se cu rit Y personnel and lower-ranked militaryofficials who provided support to the particular Minister's travel. Forflights conducted by DND Administrative Flight Services, including Challenger aircraft, passenger manifestsare believed to be accu rate and complete since passengertracking is a standard practice for this service. However, passenger details are not consistent across fleets, and in some cases are not available. The Royal Canadian Air Force does not retain passenger manifests withaJI of its flight records, as the purpose of passenger manifests is to account for occupants while in-flight, in the event of an emergency. 2

3 For (f), the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) provided Whatever detaUs wereavailable through existing flight records. However, due to time constraints, it was impossible to ascertainor verify the exact nature or purpose of each and every trip; to do so would have requiredextensive consultation with each Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary, which could not have been conducted in the time available.

For (h), the costs provided are based on estimates of fleet-wide averages, as reported in DND's Cost Factors Manual, except in the cases of the CC-144 Challenger where 412 (T) Squadron maintains its own tables with the actual variable and fixed costs by fiscal year, and the SE200 which is based on contracted lease rates and average incremental cost. The cost of each flight was determined by applying the hourly operating cost factor for each aircraft type against the reported number of aircraft flying hours: Le., from the aircraft's point of departure to final destination. However, ît is important to note that the aircraft's point of departure may have been different from the point of departure of the Iisted Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary, as there can be severallegs on any given flight. The costs therefore cannat necessarily be mapped directly against a particular minister onboard the aircraft. 4

Where costsare shawn as a bJank, the flight was tasked by someone other than the Minister listed. The Minister's presence as a passenger created no additional costs. ln terms of Cost Factors, costs are c1assified into two groups. Variable Cost includes ail operating costs such as aircraft maintenance costs, fuel, aircraft handling and landîng fees, crew costs while flying, catering, and incidentals. The second category îs Fixed Costs, which include crewsalaries, rentai fees, special services fees, pilot training, office communication, supplies, and amortization of capital. These costs are

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incurred whether a 1:light Îs taken or not. The DND/CF use variable costs for planning and reporting purposes, since the only incremental co st to DND is the one associated with the flying of the aircraft. For (i), the RCAF does not record specifie meal options that are made avaitable ta a Minister Or other traveJers. However, it should be noted that in-flight meals are only provided on select flights of sufficiently long duration.

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Q-342 TEMPLATE (GOVERNMENT OWNED/LEASED AIRCRAFTS) Q-342 - Oeeember 8,2011 - Mr. Byrne (Humber-SI. Barbe--Baie Verte) - Sinee January 1, 2010, for eaeh Minister, Minister of State and Parliamentary Seeretary, how many times did he or she travel by government-owned or leased airerait inside or outside of Canada, and for eaeh trip: (a) what was the departure point and date; (b) what was the arrivai point and date; (e) what type of airerait was used; (d) who owned eaeh airerait; (e) who aeeompanied the Minister; (1) what was the purpose of the trip; (g) what is the source of funds and budget that was used to pay for eaeh trip; (h) what was the total eost; and (i) what was the menu for in-fiight meals made available to the Minister or other travelers? NAME OF DEPARTMENT: Department of National Defence

No. of times

i) Menu made

d) Owner 1 e) Who accompanied the Minister, of the Minister of State or Par1iamentary

available for travelers5

Intermediate Points or Destinations

NIA

GC144

IDND

26-Aua-11IWinnioea. MB ICC130

IDNO

IN/A

$

"$

Bay, Inuvik

$

15,017.60 NIA

$

27,008.80 NIA

$

21,814.80

$

128,140.40

$

16,101.40

\.Ir. Doyle, Ms. nar GWO Lacroix, G. , LGen Leslie, R. las 14-Jan-10 1Ottawa

Halifax

GoG business

DND

$

business

DND

$

NIA

9,819.20

d)Owner helshe used the airerait

i)Menu made

available for travelers5

al Departure Date

l7-Jan-l0

09-Feb-lUlunawa

1O-Feb-l a 1Ottawa

L. Natynczyk, IGoG business IDND Lacroix, LGen. Deschamps, Couturier, Vadm. Rouleau, Lalumiere, CWO Young

1 5-Feb-l 0 1vancouver

15-Feb-

1$

1

$

13,573.60 NIA

NIA

Ottawa, Quebec City

06-Mar-l0

06-Mar-

$

5,392.35 NIA

07-Mar-l0

31,479.20

8,375.20

i)Menumade available for Iravelers5

NO.oftimes

helshe used the aireraft

Intermediate Points or Destinations

_,

...

.. _ ...

Pituffik Greenland

Trenton

CC144

DND

WMe Plains (USA)

CC144

DND

25-May-1

04-Jun-

Leased by 1Not available

DND

DND

Dugas, Bussieres, McOonneU

NIA

09-Jun-1

$

1NIA

$

9,608.90 IN/A

$

09-Jul-

Not available

$

25,710.30

No. of times he/she used the aircraft

a) Departure Date 10-Aug-1

d)Owner of the Collingwood

Trouly

SI. John's

i) Menu made available for travelersS

aircraft

Intermediate Points or Destinations

, Sudbury, Lake Simcoe Regional North Bay

e) Who accompanied the Minister. Minister of State or Partiamentary

DND

10-Aug-10 Trenlon

BE200

Nol available

Leased by 1Nol available DND

$

DND

$

2,112.00 NIA

M. Fernet

$

14,283.50 NIA

DND

Not available

$

3,139.20 NIA

DND

Nol available

$

523.20 NIA

LGen. Devlin, CWO Morelli, Mr. MacDonell, H.E. Ludin

$

11,167.10 NIA

$

21,555.10 1NIA

INot available

02-Sep-10 Ottawa

CC144

DND

09-Sep-10 Trenlon

BE200

Leased by Not available DND

OP NANOOK 2010

27-Sep-1

27-Sep-1

03-0cl-1 0 1Ottawa

Tille of Minister, d) Owner of the

Minister of State. or 1 No. of times he/she used

i) Menu made 3vailable for travelers5

Intermediate Points or Destinations

Island, Belem

Worth, Dallas, Ft Worth

Montreal, Oltawa

$

NIA

$

NIA

$

2,252.22 1NIA

$

NIA

23-Mar-11 1Ottawa

River Reconnaisance flight

$

NIA

Title of Minister. Minister of Slaie. or 1 No. of times helshe used the aireraft

Intermedia!. Points or Destinations ••

N

••••

b) Arrivai Date

25-May-11

e) Who accompanied the Minister. Minister of Slate or Parliamentary Secretary2

b) Arrivai Point

.. _. _.. _·'_c._

•• -

31-May-11

29-Jun-11 1Ottawa

CC144

DND

h) Total cost of Trip4

Gen Natynczyk. L LGen Devlin. E. Ahmadi. J. Varner

NIA

LGen Deschamps, E.

NIA

King, J. Varner

$

$

27,038.80 INIA

17.082_00 INIA

Iqaluit, Sondre, Stromfjord

13-May-1110tlawa

CC144

$

$

19-Apr-10 1Ottawa

CC144

$

7.271.60 1NIA

d)Owner

i)Menu made

available for travelers5

al Departure Date

26-May-1

Goose Bay,

(Greenland)

OC, Montreal

. D. Obhrai, A. Saxton

31-Jan-11IGa'n'a'';'r'

NIA

117

GoC business

DND

$

6,353.60 IN/A

GoC business

DND

$

5,776.00 IN/A

GoC business

DND

$

9,819.20

$

$

203,

14,440.00 LIA

No. oftimes he/she used 1 a} Departure the ai ",raft Date

a) Departure Point

i} Menu made available for travelers5

Points or Oestinations

05·Feb-10 Ottawa

Calgary

10-Feb-10 1Ottawa

1Vancouver. Victoria

Victoria. Vancouver

____

__

Hon. Lunn. ML Soudas. Mr.

__

DND

on

....

14-Feb-1010ttawa

Portau Prince

DND

1$

DND

1$

DND

IMr. Harper. Miss Harper. Mr. Hunt. IGoe business IDND

1$

DND

IML Hunt. Ms. Ransom. ML Reid.

1$

Mme Guenetle, Mme ILarocque. Ms. Linda, Mme Loubier, ML Ransom, Mr. Rousseau, Ms. Maclntyre, Mr. Buck

IGoC business IDND

$

8.050.70 INIA

$

7,791.00

el Who accompanied the Minister. or Parliamentary

Schiphol,

Roberval

ML Hunt, Ms, , Molaro, ML Plouffe, Vallee Mr, Hunt, Ms Mr, Ransom, Mme Brown, ML Long, ML

2

28-May-

$

uskoka, Toronto, Halifax

Muskoka

CC144

DND

$

$

4,674.60 IN/A

13,764.10

No. of limes

el Who accomponied Ihe Minisler, Minlsler of Siole or Parllamenlary Secretary2

helshe used

Ihe aircrafl

___

Intermediate Points or Destinations

....:. . _L.____

---------

CH146

DND

CH146

DND

hl Total cost of Trip4

i) Menu made available for travelers5

0;:" ..

3,801.60IN/A 7,531.30 1NIA

27,787.90 IN/A

17-Aug-1010ttawa

$

01-Sep-l010ttawa

100,155.60 INIA

$

$

08-Sep-

30.644.60 INIA

the aircraft

a) Departure Dale 13-Sep-10

e) Aireraft 1

a) Departure

d)Owner of Ihe

e) Who accompanied the Minister. Minister of State or Partiamentary

i} Menu made available for travelers5

lntermediate Points or Destinations

Sept-Iles, Quebec City

White Plains, Teterboro

Mr. Harper, Miss. , Mr. Hunt, Ms. Barrett, Ms. Maclntyre, Ms. Propp, Mr. Vallee, Mr. Waddell Mont-Joli

14-0ct-10 1Ottawa

16-0ct-1010ttawa

CC144

DND

CC144

DND

DND

1$

DND

$

7,271.60 IN/A

GoC business IDND

$

11,946.20 1NIA

GoG business IDND

$

26,229.70

GoG business IDND

$

12,985.00 IN/A

DND

$

$

Miss. Harper, Mr. Hunt. Maclntyre, Mr. Vallee, Mr. Mr. Gheung, Ms. Barrett

$

21-0ct-

$

Les Eplatures, Borispol, L'Viv, Ruzyne

26-0ct-1

$

239,907.60 IN/A

Montreal

30-0ct-1210ttawa

$

3,635.80 1NIA

d)Owner of the the aireraft

Intermediate Points or Destinations

WinnipeQ

e) Who accompanied the Minister, Minister of State or Par1iamentary Secretary2

i) Menu made available for travelers5

ML Hunt, Mr. MacDougall, Mr. Mf. Speer, Mr. Cheung, Barret!, ML Chirchberger Seoul, New Tokyo,

14-Nov-1010ttawa

21-Nov-1010ttawa

St. John's

20,776.00 IN/A

10-Dec-

$

10,388.00 IN/A

4,934.30 IN/A

$

06-Jan-111 Ottawa

Toronto

CC144

DND

Hon. Paradis, ML Hunt, Mr. Mf. Ransom, Mme. Leclerc, Ms. Maclntyre, Ms. Barrett, Mme. Breton Mrs. Harper, Miss. Harper, Hunt, Ms. Maclntyre, Mme. . Gerson. Mf. Macdonald, Ms. ML Ransom, Mf. Campbell

$

$

$

NO.oftimes helshe used the aireraft

Intermediate Points or Destinations

i.Menumade available for travelers5

Secretary2

Montreal (Dorval) Montreal (Mirabel)

••

•. " ...

11-Feb-11 1Ottawa

, Victoria

03-Mar-11 1Ottawa

Kitchener

14-Mar-11!Ottawa

lVanc:ouver. QuebeC.Toronto

17-Mar.1110ttawa

'ICC144

IDND

IMr. Vanstone. ML Hunt, Mf.

IGoC business IoND

1$ $

31,943.10 1NIA

170,031.

the aircraft

il Menu made

d) Owner 1 e) Who accompanied the Minister. of the Minister of State or Parliamentary

alDeparture

available for travelers5

Intermediate Points or Destinations

ll-May-llI0ttawa

La Prairie, Brandon

20-May-ll1 Ottawa

20-May-llICold Lake

Slave Lake

st. Gatien, Eleftherious St. Hubert

ll-May-llI0ttawa

ICC144

IDND

15,322.30 IN/A

23-May-ll Ottawa

CC144

DND

23,892.40 NIA

20-May-ll Cold Lake

CH146

DND

6,617.60 NIA

'ottawa

CC150

DND

06-Jun-ll Ottawa

CC144

DND

3,376.10 NIA

CC144

DND

6,232.80 NIA

Montreal

Toronto

27-Jun-ll 1Ottawa

347,050.80

GoC business

DND

$

3,895.50 IN/A

GoC business

DND

$

5,194.00

$

4,934.30

12-Jul-ll 1Ottawa

19,996.90

St. Catherines, Toronto

$

5,453.70 NIA

Toronto, Hamilton

$

5,713.40 NIA

$

289,985.40 IN/A

$

104,628.40 IN/A

dl Qwner of the

No.oftimes

he/she used

1 el Who accompanied the Minister,

i)Menu made

Minisler of Siaie Or Paniamenlary

availabie for

tntermediate Points or Oestinations

the aÎrcraft

Tolal

Trip4 81,652.80

1

$

51,940.00 NIA

$

208,463.40 NIA

$

$

",",'." IN"

Te\erboro

$

10,128.30

$

9,349.20

$

6,492.50

4,414.90

07-0ct-11 1Ottawa

24,931.20

travelers5

nlle of Minisler, Minisler of Siale, or Parliamentary

1 No. of limes

i) Menu made

he/she used the aircraft

Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary2

Intermediate Points or Destinations

Toronto. Peterborouah. Toronto. Fort St. John Canada, RI. Hon. Stephen Harper

l

h) Total cost of Trip4

Mr Hunl Persichilli Maclntyre, Mr. Vallee, Mr. Ms. Barrett, Mr. Beloux, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Novak, Ms. Mohamed, Ms. Larlee, Mr. Van stone, Mr. MacDonald, Ms. Fletcher

?R

22,593.90 IN/A

15-0ct-111 Ottawa

lICC144

DND

Not available

GoC business

DND

$

Honolulu, Noumea, Perth

31-0ct-11 1Ottawa

ICC150

DND

Nol available

GoC business

DND

$

02-Nov-11

Cote D'Azur

04-Nov-11 Ottawa

CC150

DND

Not available

GoC business

DND

'$

11-Nov-11

Honolulu

14-Nov-11 Ottawa

CC150

DND

Not available

GoC business

DND

'$

Montreal

18-Nov-11 1Ottawa

CC144

DND

Mr. Hunt, Mr. Wright Mr. Bachand, GoC business Mr. Vallee, Mr. Bonneau, Ms. Ransom, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Paquet

DND

'$

CC144

IDND

IGoC business IDND

$

14-0ct-11

25-0ct-11

25-Nov-11

IMr. Hunt. Mr. Moore. Mr. Vallee.

n.<7 "n

'1:

24,931.20 NIA