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OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott concedes it was “inappropriate” to spend $1,700 on a car service to drive her around the Greater Toronto Area for a day, and says it is not something she will do again.

Philpott attended three events on March 31, travelling from her home in the federal riding of Markham-Stouffville to Hamilton, from Hamilton to Toronto, and back to her riding again to attend a gala.

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It was a busy day that also included $211 in airfare, according to publicly available travel expense reports.

Philpott travelled to Hamilton that day to announce roughly $20 million in funding for chronic disease research at McMaster University.

In Toronto, she participated in an announcement by the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement and the Canadian Frailty Network that Mount Sinai Hospital’s elder health-care strategy would be extended to 18 other facilities.