2011 Travel and Hospitality Expenses

Summary of expenses submitted for the following periods:

Paul G. Smith
Chairman of the Board

Marc Laliberté
President and Chief Executive Officer
October 1 to December 31, 2011

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $2,380.05
  Accommodations and meals $17.00
Hospitality $0.00
Total expenses $2,397.05

The travel expenses are related to Mr. Smith’s participation to a meeting with the Minister of Transport, the honourable Denis Lebel and the Minister of State (Transport), and a meeting with the Minister Fletcher at Ottawa, as well as a roundtable at the C.D. Howe Institute in Montreal on Transforming the Future of Passenger Rail in Canada, and a Board meeting held in Montreal.

Mr. Smith also participated in the “Governance in a Time of Restraint” workshop hosted by Treasury Board Secretariat and the Privy Council Office in Ottawa for Crown Corporation CEO and Chairperson.

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $9,267.61
  Accommodations and meals $2,128.09
Hospitality $300.99
Total expenses $11,696.69
The travel expenses are related to Mr. Laliberté’s participation to the VIA employees Recognition celebrations in various cities across Canada, at the General Assembly of the International Union of Railways (UIC) in Paris, as well as a workshop organized by the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Privy Council for CEOs and Chairmen of the Board of Crown Corporations in Ottawa.

Mr. Laliberté also participated in Ottawa at the Tourism Congress 2011 of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada and he was present to two events in Ottawa.

The hospitality expenses include two business meals.
July 1 to September 30, 2011

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $2,616.64
  Accommodations and meals $791.49
Hospitality $0.00
Total expenses $3,408.13

The travel expenses are related to Mr. Smith’s participation to a meeting in Montreal with representatives of various transport companies, a Board meeting held in Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver and to the Centennial station event in Winnipeg. Mr. Smith resides in Toronto.

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $3,830.40
  Accommodations and meals $993.04
Hospitality $957.12
Total expenses $5,780.56

The travel expenses are related to Mr. Laliberté’s participation to a Board meeting held in Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver, to the Centennial station event in Winnipeg as well as meetings in Washington with Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Mr. Laliberté also participated in business meetings with representatives of transportation companies, with potential customers, and a meeting with the Federal Minister of Transport and the President of the Board of Directors of VIA.

The hospitality expenses include 4 business meals including one with the Board of Directors of VIA.
April 1 to June 30, 2011

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $2,298.94
  Accommodations and meals $1,544.01
Hospitality $0.00
Total expenses $3,842.95

The above figures relate to expenses incurred for Mr. Smith’s participation in an event in Winnipeg, a Board meeting held in Ottawa, as well as the participation of a roundtable for Chairs of Federal Crown Corporations held in Ottawa. Mr. Smith resides in Toronto.

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $7,288.18
  Accommodations and meals $2,348.03
Hospitality $113.73
Total expenses $9,749.94

The travel expenses relate to business meetings in Montreal, Mont-Tremblant, Québec and Ottawa as well as his participation to Board of Directors meeting in Ottawa. Mr Laliberté also participated at a conference on rail in Ottawa, and served on the Board meeting of the Railway Association of Canada in Ottawa, as well as the Executive Board of the International Union of Railways in Poland.
January 1 to March 31, 2011

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $0.00
  Accommodations and meals $0.00
Hospitality $0.00
Total expenses $0.00

They are no expenses for Mr Smith for the first quarter.

 

Travel  
  Transportation and travel $15.00
  Accommodations and meals $0.00
Hospitality $226.12
Total expenses $241.12

The transportation expense relate to a business meeting in Ottawa. The hospitality expense is for a business meal with the Chairman of the Board.