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Hospitality Expenses – 2009 – David McLaughlin, President and CEO

Date(s) Event Description attendees(s) Location Total
2009-12-16 MPC Meeting and Branding Briefing – Lunch 9 (7 Government of Canada employees, 2 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $143.48
2009-12-16 Sustainability Project Meeting – Lunch 8 (4 Government of Canada employees, 4 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $37.91
2009-12-03 & 2009-12-04 December 2009 Plenary – Day 1 – Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee Break, Dinner; Day 2 – Breakfast, Coffee Break 35 (17 Government of Canada employees, 17 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) Caterer – Minto Suite Hotel, Ottawa ON $2,889.97
2009-12-03 Water Program Sub-Committee Meeting – Continental Breakfast 7 (3 Government of Canada employees, 4 part-time Governor in Council) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $74.56
2009-12-02 New Member’s Orientation Session – Coffee Break 11 (8 Government of Canada employees, 3 part-time Governor in Council) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $56.05
2009-11-30 Stakeholders Meeting with the Environmental Leaders of Quebec – Lunch and Coffee Break 16 (2 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 12 guests) Delta Centre-Ville – Montreal QC $719.12
2009-11-26 Adaptation to Climate Change Report Stakeholders Briefing – Lunch 16 (3 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 12 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $166.09
2009-11-19 Pre-Briefing Adaptation Report with Senior Officials – Coffee Break 20 (3 Government of Canada employees, 17 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $65.15
2009-11-17 EROCC Canada-US Stakeholders Session-Lunch and Break 22 (6 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 14 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $492.08
2009-11-16 Business Dinner with Chair 2 (1 Government of Canada employee, 1 part-time Governor in Council) Prime 360 – Ottawa, ON $141.29
2009-11-12 Water and Agriculture Sector Roundtable – Continental breakfast 21 (8 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 12 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $209.73
2009-11-10 Sustainability Project Roundtable – Breakfast, Coffee Break and Lunch 20 (5 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 13 guests) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $1,108.79
2009-11-09 Staff meeting – Lunch 27 (27 Government of Canada employees) NRTEE – Ottawa, ON $215.70
2009-10-06 Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee Break – Sustainability Project 23 (5 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 16 guests) Caterer – Buffet Charbonneau, Ottawa ON $725.65
2009-09-11 Lunch – Water Advisory Committee 27 (11 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 15 guests) Caterer – Buffet Charbonneau, Ottawa ON $446.25
2009-09-10 Breakfast and Coffee Breaks – Water Advisory Committee 27 (11 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 15 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $260.98
2009-09-04 Breakfast and Lunch – Policy Planning Meeting 15 (14 Government of Canada employees, 1 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $257.46
2009-09-01 Lunch – Management Planning Committee 6 (6 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $97.97
2009-08-26 Lunch – Management Planning Committee 6 (6 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $97.97
2009-07-28 – 2009-07-30 Economic Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change Workshops – Day 1 – Lunch, Coffee Break; Day 2 – Breakfast, Lunch; Day 3 – Breakfast, Lunch 20 (4 Government of Canada employees, 16 guests) Caterer – Minto Commercial, Ottawa ON $1,443.91
2009-07-16 Lunch and Coffee Break – Carbon Outreach Session 32 (3 Government of Canada employees, 29 guests) Westion Nova Scotian – Halifax NS $1,086.65
2009-07-09 Lunch – KPIA Release Conference Call 8 (5 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 2 guests) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $126.79
2009-06-24 Lunch – Management Planning Committee 6 (6 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – Corner Kitchen, Ottawa ON $78.44
2009-06-02 & 2009-06-03 June 2009 Plenary – Day 1 – Breakfast, Lunch, Coffee Break, Dinner; Day 2 – Breakfast 25 (7 Government of Canada employees, 18 part-time Governor in Council) Caterer – Minto Suite Hotel, Ottawa ON $2,691.15
2009-05-26 Lunch – Staff Meeting 29 (29 Government of Canada employees) Caterer – El Toro, Ottawa ON $208.77
2009-05-20 Breakfast and Coffee Break – Carbon Outreach Session 49 (8 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 39 guests) Crown Plaza – Ottawa ON $1,011.29
2009-05-19 Breakfast and Coffee Break – Carbon Outreach Session 27 (3 Government of Canada employees, 24 guests) Intercontinental Toronto Centre – Toronto ON $1,304.10
2009-05-14 Meeting with Japanese delegation – low carbon society research network 6 (3 Government of Canada empolyees, 3 guests) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $39.95
2009-04-16 Pre-release briefing session-Carbon Pricing 13 ( 5 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 7 guests) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $36.96
2009-04-06 Information session on Australia’s experience with emissions trading 21 (8 Government employees, 13 guests) NRTEE, Ottawa, ON $87.35
2009-03-31 Lunch – Management Planning committee meeting 5 (5 Government of Canada empolyees) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $57.05
2009-03-27 Breakfast – Commercial Building Outreach Session 10 (2 Government of Canada empolyees, 8 guests) Vancouver,BC $211.80
2009-03-27 Breakfast-Economics of Climate Change Outreach 10 (2 Government of Canada empolyees, 8 guests) Vancouver,BC $493.49
2009-03-12 Lunch-Meeting for Advanced Briefing on Carbon Pricing Report 4 (2 Government of Canada empolyees, 2 guests) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $37.68
2009-03-05 Breakfast-AM Break-Lunch-PM Break-Dinner-March Plenary 25 (8 Government of Canada employees, 7 part-time Governor in Council) Minto Suite Hotel, Ottawa, ON $1,976.91
2009-02-25 Lunch – High level scoping session Economics of Climate Change 27 (14 Government of Canada empolyees,13 guests) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $348.12
2009-02-24 Breakfast-AM Break-Lunch-PM Break-Water Program Workshop 57 (7 Government of Canada empolyees, 6 part-time Governor in Council, 44 guests) IDRC-Ottawa, ON $1,455.90
2009-02-19 Lunch-Quebec Leaders Meeting 14 (2 Government of Canada employees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 11 guests) Montreal, QC $714.10
2009-02-10 Dinner-Meeting with Deputy Minister to brief on Carbon Pricing Report and NRTEE programs 3 (3 Government of Canada employees) Trattoria Caffe Italia, Ottawa, ON $132.30
2009-02-06 Coffee Break – Designer selection meeting for Carbon Pricing 12 (7 Government of Canada empolyees, 5 guests) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $17.25
2009-01-30 Lunch-Conference Call-Carbon Emission Pricing. 9 (7 Government of Canada empolyees, 1 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $113.60
2009-01-30 Lunch-Conference Call-Carbon Emission 10-( 7 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $113.60
2009-01-27 Lunch Meeting-Economics Of Climate Change 10(3- Government of Canada employees, 7 guests) Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto $482.85
2009-01-22 & 23 Breakfast – NRTEE Policy Group Retreat 10 (10 Government of Canada employees) Cantley, QC $60.00
2009-01-22 Policy Staff Retreat 10 (Government of Canada employees) NRTEE , Ottawa ON $60.00
2009-01-13 Breakfast-Mtg Efficiency in Commercial Buildings Report Launch. 39- (5 Government of Canada employees, 3 part-time Governor in Council, 31 guests) NRTEE , Ottawa ON $561.49
2009-01-12 Lunch-Conference Call-Carbon Emission 10-( 7 Government of Canada employees, 2 part-time Governor in Council, 1 guest) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $101.33
2009-01-12 Coffee-Carbon Pricing conference call 22 (5 Government of Canada employees, 17 part-time Governor in Council) NRTEE, Ottawa ON $24.15