Mint Employees Having A Freebie

Every "for profit" company does this. Lots of conferences for many businesses ...food, drinks, entertainment. All part of business.

The one thing I do not agree is having the taxpayer pay for spouses airline tickets, and spouse's itinerary at the junlet, etc.

The CBC fifth Estate is going after all the crown corporations for excessive spending, like the Canada Post, etc. However, if they examined their own books themselves, since the CBC is a crown corporations, I am sure it is happening there as well!

I don't agree that the taxpayers should be on the hook for a holiday after the conference is over .If they want to stay after ,go ahead ,but it should be on their own dime. If they want to bring their wives they can pay for their flights expenses themselves and be happy the rooms paid for.These people are getting paid very well by us taxpayers as it is and can well afford to pay for a couple of extra days themselves.If they can't then welcome to the real world.

Here is an official statement from the Mint. It was just posted to their site today (after the news from CBC), even though it is dated, June 1st.

Statement by the Royal Canadian Mint

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - June 1, 2015 - In early 2015, new leadership was appointed to the Royal Canadian Mint. Since then, they have implemented significant changes to the Mint's rules and policies governing travel and hospitality to ensure that they meet best business practices and meet the expectations Canadians have of a Crown Corporation.

Specifically, under the new leadership the changes that have been implemented to date include:

Revisions to corporate travel and hospitality policy to address recommendations made
by the Office of Auditor General in 2014, including:
Introduction of requirement for itemized receipts
Introduction of 14 day pre-booking guideline for travel bookings
Thorough communication and training of policy changes and updates for staff administering travel
and staff that travel
Other administrative changes as a result of the Office of the Auditor General Special Examination
Internal reduction in fiscal year 2015 travel budgets to prior year levels
Elimination of paid spousal travel provision for Mint employees and Board of Directors
Participation in post-conference activities discontinued for Mint employees and Board of Directors

From this point on, Mint Board members and employees will adhere to Treasury Board guidelines, including the Directive on Travel, Hospitality, Conference and Event Expenditures.

Furthermore, all recommendations contained in the Auditor General of Canada 2014 special examination report of the Royal Canadian Mint have been accepted. The majority of recommendations have been implemented and the remainder will be implemented by the end of 2016.

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For more information, please contact:

Christine Aquino
Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel: (613) 993-9999
aquino@mint.ca

We spoil them...

"But figures from the Mexican Mint, which hosted the event, put the price at $1,450 US a person for a domestic flight, the hotel stay and sightseeing."

That's peanuts compared to what MP's in Ottawa spend on flying their families around.
- http://globalnews.ca/news/2063170/m...igures-show/


I have no problem with the RCM spending $20,000 every couple of years on perks for staff that have performed that well.