MP @MarkGerretsen CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN HIS SILENCE with respect to his usage of PWGSC maintained - purportedly 'publicly subsidized' - EV charging stations within Parliamentary Precinct.

He has not offered clarification of its relationship with his Member financial information.
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FOR EXAMPLE - YEAR 2021

⁍MP @MarkGerretsen's public DETAILED TRAVEL EXPENDITURES REPORT
⁍Gerretsen is entitled to claim 'Travel Status' for travel To/From constituency and Ottawa
⁍Total ❮$3,864.77❯(excl. $814.94 employee-related)
✅ Gerretsen has acknowledged utilizing +
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• (cont'd) EV charging stations within Parliamentary Precinct since 2015 [#HoC #Hansard proceedings]

⁍MP @MarkGerretsen has not responded to ⟨multiple requests⟩ for clarification whether the charging infrastructure is publicly subsidized.❓
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⁍HE'S MAINTAINED SILENCE with respect to whether he has benefited from publicly funded fuel (electricity).❓

@MarkGerretsen is claiming ⟨FULL⟩ ⟨NON-ADJUSTED⟩ kilometre rate
• meaning,no adjustment has been made for fuel received "at no additional cost"(MAS Chapter 6-3)
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The formula is based on the rates set by the National Joint Council @NJC_CNM (which is adopted by the #HoC's Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) AND is comprised of a number of components (factors), which includes fuel prices.⛽️

* NON-ADJUSTED for any taxpayer subsidized fuel. +
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🔲 NOT KNOWN whether @MarkGerretsen has disclosed to BOIE or Financial Management Operations (FMO) that he has been utilizing PWGSC publicly maintained EV infrastructure.

⟨IF NOT⟩ THEN Gerretsen's claims for reimbursement of expenses have been processed without +
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this disclosure.

Said in other words, BOIE / FMO would only be aware that he is commuting by personal vehicle to/from constituency and Ottawa.

While House of Commons' policy makes no differentiation between EVs and ICE vehicles in relation to kilometre rates, if a Member +
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has received the benefit (advantage) of publicly subsidized fuel (electricity), the Members' Allowances and Services Manual is clear, THAT Members "may not seek the reimbursement of expenses ... provided to them an no additional cost during their travels" [i.e. "other items"]
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IRREGARDLESS OF @MarkGerretsen's decision to maintain silence - and disregard his answerability as an elected and accountable representative

🔲 AWAITING response from Speaker of the House of Commons;
🔲 AWAITING Access To Information Request (ATIP).

Thank you, @rexglacer.

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* First Quarter/Second Quarter Reports 2022 haven't been posted.

THAT SAID, Detailed Travel Expenditures Reports are clear. @MarkGerretsen ⟨IF⟩ he is benefiting from publicly subsidized fuel (electricity) is also claiming FULL NON-ADJUSTED Kilometre Rate. +

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HOW WILL MP @MarkGerretsen, in light of these enquiries (AND in keeping with his own personal knowledge of this matter) approach his future claims for reimbursement of travel expenses?

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to the kilometre rate, in accordance with provisions set out in Members' Allowances and Services Manual (MAS)(Chapter 6-3).

IF HE HASN'T ALREADY, will MP @MarkGerretsen disclose to Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) and Financial Management Operations (FMO) ⟨IF⟩ he has been +
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The QUESTION is (painfully) straightforward.

☞ Q: Is there a cost associated with publicly supplied charging infrastructure within the Parliamentary Precinct?

The ANSWER is simple: EITHER 'Yes' OR 'No".
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AND YET, Two Hundred and Forty-seven (247) words later, OF WHICH only Eighteen (18) approach the question, BUT end up sidestepping it.

MP @MarkGerretsen doesn't respond. BUT, he knows the answer.

Why absolute silence, refusal/reticence to communicate? Why 'crickets'?
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THE THREE (3) 'IFs' -

⁍IF EV charging stations within Parliamentary Precinct are publicly subsidized;

⁍IF @MarkGerretsen has been issued a pass to utilize EV charging infrastructure purportedly available to Members (according to another MP) and administered by
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☞ SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON

READER SENDS email to MP @MarkGerretsen (LEFT), and reply from "Office of MP Gerretsen" (RIGHT).

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WHAT WAS ASKED & WHAT THE 'MAS' (Members Allowances and Services Manual) STATES

◉ It couldn't be more clear: "Members may not seek the reimbursement of expenses ... provided to them at no additional cost".

◉ "Other items" (substitute, 'publicly subsidized fuel') ImageImage
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⁍MP @MarkGerretsen acknowledges using EV charging stations located within Parliamentary Precinct (not accessible to the general public);

⁍Since 2015

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You miss the point.

You have also (adroitly) stepped around MAS, Chapter 6-3 (Red Highlight).

✅MAS does not distinguish between Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and gasoline-powered vehicles.

✅Any MP who travels to/from constituency and +

LINK:
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Ottawa using his/her privately owned EV is eligible to claim reimbursement at the approved kilometre rate (MAS, Chapter 6-2, 6-12)

◉ THAT SAID, Financial Management Operations (FMO) cannot be expected to know what has not been disclosed by the Member. Simply 'signing off' + ImageImage
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would not be authorization, if it came to light that consequential information had been withheld.

◉ FOR EXAMPLE, FMO cannot be expected to have knowledge about whether a commuting Member traveling using his/her privately owned EV was obtaining the benefit of an advantage by +
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