400 bottles of wine on the plane: Federal politicians have access to limitless alcohol

National Post (CA) ^

[ameribbean expat]

During Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s week-long official trip to China last December, more than $2,200 worth of alcohol — 121 bottles of wine and 241 cans of beer — was consumed on flights. That amount translates to about two bottles of wine and four cans of beer for each of the roughly 56 passengers for the flights to and from China.

[ameribbean expat]

Explains an awful lot.

[butlerweave]

Drunk, Punch Drunk Pothead

[Lurker]

It’s not like they’re paying for it. So why not?

L

[onona]

Lightweights

[ml/nj]

Pretty cheap wine. I'm surprised.

ML/NJ

[ameribbean expat]

Plonk.

[Rio]

...take one down, pass it around...

[the_Watchman]

“400 Bottles of Wine on the Plane” sounds like the first stanza of a very long song!

[llevrok]

To quote Rumpole of the Bailey- Chateau le Fleet Street.

[DoodleDawg]

I shudder to think what the bar bill for a typical Congressional junket costs.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It’s a long, boring flight.

[HiTech RedNeck]

That’s what it takes to tolerate Trudeau!!

[fishtank]

ZZ Top - Arrested for Driving While Blind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7UPSpoV—A

[OttawaFreeper]

I recall reading a few years ago an article by John Lott concerning how much spending on alcohol increased greatly under Obama. And it wasn’t just ordinary beer and wine and spirits, it was also buying very expensive and rare vintages and liquors as gifts and related things.

[fishtank]

From when ZZT still played the blues.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Take one down, gulp it down (and forget Trudeau), 399 bottles of wine on the plane.

Where did that number come from? I thought it was fewer, and mini bottles too.

[Rebelbase]

Booze is mandatory for most politicians.

[livius]

Actually, for a round trip to China, that’s not too excessive...I’m sure I’d consume a bottle of wine each way, over the many hours, and I doubt that they got the best of the best. In any case, it probably kept them sleepy and from doing too much plotting together.

[fso301]

How many restrooms are on the plane?

[colorado tanker]

Pikers. Except for the beer, that’s about what Winston Churchill would bring with him when he visited the White House.