Luxurious Limousine Accounting Error
A federal Conservative minister admitted that she had failed to disclose thousands of dollars in limousine rides, food, and hotel bills, due to an accounting error. Although International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda blamed "administrative errors" for her failure to disclose the expenses, the ‘errors’ only came to light when an opposition MP pointed them out in the House of Commons.
It is alleged that she carried out an elaborate spending spree and then tried to hide that spending from the public. According to invoices and receipts obtained under Access to Information requests, Oda had spent thousands of dollars on secret limo hire, flights, hotels and food while she was minister of Canadian heritage.
In one case, she racked up a $1,300 limousine bill in one day, when she had a limo pick her up at 8 a.m. at her home about 80 kilometres outside of Toronto, drive her to several events in downtown Toronto including a Conservative party event, and then drop her off back at her home at 11 p.m.
During question period, Oda would not answer questions put to her by opposition MPs about her expenses. One of the questions was why was she using limos in the first place? Well, if you’re a business executive or a minister on the go, riding in a limo while going about town on business can make the day more productive.
The old adage ‘you get what you pay for’ is true. Just as you pay a higher price for the extra comfort when you fly business class, the same is true for hire cars. If you’re prepared to pay that little bit extra for a chauffeured corporate limousine you get similar conveniences as in business class: lots of space, a stress-free environment, ample working area, and room to stretch your legs.
A trip to a business meeting in a luxury limousine allows the traveller to make use of all the limo on board accessories like Broadband, WiFi and Bluetooth. With a laptop or a workstation in your limo you effectively have a mobile office. A corporate limo will have the space, accessories and sockets you need for your equipment to prepare for a meeting or get organised for the day on the way to work. You can send and receive emails; type a memo; run a spreadsheet; work on your presentation. You can even send and receive a fax. With on board TV you can keep abreast of the latest news bulletins and business stories.
For those on government business a chauffeur-driven corporate hire limo offers a prompt and reliable way to commute to and from any location. Maybe the opposition party should hire a limo from HireLimos and see what they been missing out on.
