You can call Justin Trudeau and his merry bandits lots of things, but fiscally responsible isn’t one of them. Case in point, the recent attendance of the Queen’s funeral, Now I didn’t expect the bill to be chump change, but at the same time I didn’t expect it to be enough to “choke a horse” either.
Documents released to the Sun through the Access to Information system peg the hotel rooms alone at just shy of $400,000, in fact one hotel room cost $6,000 per night according to bills paid by the federal government. So, to put this in perspective the total cost of hotels for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral is more than what some Canadians paid for a house in parts of Canada.

Good to know they didn’t hold back on our dime, right?

The lions share of that money went for the stays of Mi Lord Justin Trudeau, his wife and the various free loaders, oops, celebrities staying at London’s Corinthia hotel. A smaller portion, about 10% of the bill, went towards covering the accommodation of the “little people” aka support staff to stay at the Hampton by Hilton out by London’s Stanstead airport.

Described as “one of the top luxury hotels in central London,” the Corinthia is the place where Trudeau was recorded singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody two days before the funeral, seems only fitting given Trudeau fancies himself a king! This five-star hotel is at the centre of London’s west end, steps from Parliament, 10 Downing St. and Trafalgar Square.

The total bill for the Corinthia topped out to 281,400 pounds or, according to the exchange set by Global Affairs Canada, $356,981.70. That bill includes rooms beginning on Sept. 11 and then growing in size until the number of king-bed rooms taken tallied up to 48,360 pounds per night, or $61,000, during the main period the swine’s, sorry, delegation was in London.

Given the single room rate listed on the bill of 1,560 pounds or just a paltry $1,978 per night, it looks like the Canadian delegation may have had as many as 31 rooms at its peak.

Also on the detailed bill from the Corinthia is a charge for 4,800 pounds per night for the River Suite — at current exchange rates, that works out to more than $6,000 per night for five nights. These room rates match the rates currently on offer on the hotel’s website and don’t appear to have been increased due to high demand for the funeral. Wow, I feel better, don’t you?

What the documents don’t show, and what the government has not answered at this point, is who stayed in the River Suite. While most likely the Governor General or the prime minister, my bet’s on Bohemian Rhapsody, at this point, shockingly given the transparency of our PM and his cronies, requests for clarification on what amounts to a $30,000 hotel stay have not been answered.

The River Suite is promoted as having views of the River Thames and coming with “complimentary butler service” and a guest bathroom. At 904 square feet, the hotel room is bigger than many apartments. It features a walk-in closet, marble bathroom with under-floor heating, and a bathtub with built-in TV and separate rain shower. Talk about taking one for the team huh!

Canadian government officials began arriving at the Corinthia on Sept. 9, the day after Queen Elizabeth II died, with the bulk of the delegation arriving on Sept. 16 and staying through to Sept. 20. Prime Minister Trudeau departed the evening of Sept. 19 en route to the United Nations General Assembly. Hey you can’t rush this mourning stuff!

Officials in the prime minister’s office were asked repeatedly who stayed in the River Suite, but due to “jet lag” and grief over the Queen’s passing couldn’t remember. But they did parrot something about the high cost of hotels in London at that time due to the Queen’s funeral.

At the same time Justin’s entourage were taking over their meager quarters at the Corinthia, the peasants with the other Canadian delegation was being shunted to the far-off outskirts. The Hampton by Hilton at Stanstead airport promotes itself as “a quick walk to planes and trains.”

And unlike the Corinthia the Hampton offers a free hot breakfast, free wi-fi and a business centre. The bill for the stays at the Hampton set taxpayers back $40,861, while not cheap, a far cry from the $356,981.70 spent by our very own “Piano Man!”

I know some of you are thinking, c’mon Kam, you didn’t expect the PM or our Governor General to stay at the Hampton by the airport, fair enough, but did the hotel stay alone for the official leeches, sorry delegation, really need to cost $356,981.70?

Not really, even in a city as luxurious as London, the answer is no. Several five star hotels including The Four Seasons, The Langham, The Savoy, even the Shangri La all offer lower prices than the Corinthia and they are all within one kilometre of Trafalgar Square, meaning the same neighbourhood as the Corinthia, and all of them have lower prices, many of them significantly lower. But it’s not the best and only the best for do for our “Rat pack!”
At least the stay at the Corinthia confirmed one thing, our Justin has talent. How can one forget our very own Justin Trudeau singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, really hitting “nothing really matters to me.” Especially Canadian taxpayers by the looks of it!

The British media was outraged, Trudeau’s supporters claimed he’s fake, sorry it was all fake, obviously not from the funeral trip, even as those involved confirmed it happened. Don’t believe your lying eyes!
In the end Trudeau got the recognition he so aptly deserved for his performance, as he was even booed by a crowd gathered outside of Canada House during the trip. Lucky for him Simon Cowell was not in attendance!

Not to be fair to our Bohemian Prince, he wasn’t the only sucking at the teat of the taxpayer, others included in the orgy of spending included diplomats, top bureaucrats, former prime ministers, and governors general, and a smattering of celebrities.

By the way this was only for the hotel rooms, the rest of the cost, knowing Justin, I’m sure he thrust Canadian taxpayers, royally!