When Prime Minister Stephen Harper touted the Keystone XL pipeline in front of a business audience in New York City, his appearance was among events at a hotel that cost Canadian taxpayers more than $65,500, CTV News has learned.
A Sept. 26 event, hosted by the Canadian American Business Council, made headlines after Harper said he wouldn’t “take no for an answer” from the U.S. when it comes to approving the controversial pipeline project.
Harper spoke at a gathering of international business executives at the New York Palace Hotel.
The host usually picks up the tab for its guest speakers at such events.
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