There is a false story being circulated online by content creators about an expense claim for a dinner for two in Vancouver.
The story sounds interesting but has a small problem: it’s entirely incorrect. It didn’t happen.
Here’s what happened: each year, I host a brunch event to mark International Women’s Day in Vancouver Centre. That year, I was joined by leaders from women’s groups, businesspeople, activists, and constituents on March 2, 2024, in a meeting room at Dockside Restaurant.
This expense, for $1,481.25 was for a brunch for 30 people. It was filed incorrectly with the Financial Management Office who did not match the invoice to the receipt and posted the wrong information and date on the public database.
When a content creator flagged this error, we informed Financial Services, who have corrected the record.
That’s it. We misfiled. A good lesson for us and Financial Services to double check our work. I want to thank those who flagged this error.
Hedy
Hon. Hedy Fry
MP for Vancouver Centre
