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The Conservatives were not immune to extravagance on the public dime.

Who can forget Bev Oda upgrading herself to London’s Savoy Hotel and then ordering $16 orange juice?

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But by and large, they were pikers when compared with the Liberals, a political team so proficient in entitlement spending that if there was a trophy awarded, they’d be allowed to keep it.

Every week, a crop of answers to written questions from opposition MPs is tabled in the House of Commons.

A glance through this week’s submissions alone suggests a more relaxed attitude toward spending than many taxpayers might be comfortable with.

Bev Shipley, a southwestern Ontario Conservative MP, asked how many times ministers and staff have spent more than $500 a night on hotel rooms.

The answers indicate a number of ministers have stayed in hotels where the towels are so fluffy they couldn’t be crammed into a suitcase, were you of a criminal mind.