Employment Minister Jason Kenney and Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq

Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq: Between 2009-10 and 2013-14, the budget for staffing at the regional offices rose from $1.6 million to $2.7 million, according to figures tabled in the House of Commons this week, according to CTV. Several cabinet ministers, including Employment Minister Jason Kenney, Industry Minister James Moore and Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, have regional offices in addition to their headquarters in Ottawa, their MP offices, and other federal buildings and - The cost of paying Conservative political staffers working in a network of satellite minister offices ballooned by 70 per cent during the same years the government was asking departments to tighten their belts. The number of satellite locations with staff has risen from 11 to 16 to include smaller centres such as Kitchener, Ont., Charlottetown and Iqaluit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.