Western Standard - January 23, 2024


Trudeau defends ‘free’ Jamaican vacation at family friend’s estate


Episode Stats

Length

30 seconds

Words per Minute

197.90987

Word Count

101

Sentence Count

7


Summary

As many Canadians did, I stayed with family friends over the holidays. Many Canadians don t have access to a $90,000 free vacation. Mariko Walsh with the Globe and Mail explains the thinking behind why you take these vacations and how Canadians receive them.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Mariko Walsh with the Globe and Mail. You just laid out the tough economic times that Canadians
00:00:03.680 are facing. You say you're seized with the issue. Did you consider that backdrop when you decided
00:00:07.760 to take an $80,000 free vacation? As many Canadians did, I stayed with friends over the holidays.
00:00:14.700 Many Canadians don't have access to a $90,000 free vacation. So can you just explain a bit
00:00:19.820 more of the thinking as to why you take these vacations and how you think Canadians receive
00:00:23.980 them? Like many Canadians did, I stayed with family friends over the holidays.
00:00:30.000 Next question.