Ex-finance minister Bill Morneau charged taxpayers more than $80,000 for pre-pandemic travel prior to abruptly resigning cabinet for accepting free trips from a federal contractor. Access To Information records yesterday disclosed by Conservative MP Tom Kmiec (Calgary Shepard) showed Morneau’s expenses included a $583-a night hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: ‘It features discreet attentive service along with magical surroundings.’