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A TDSB trustee billed taxpayers for a tour of Israel, for some reason

By Steve Kupferman
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$3,765

—The amount of Toronto District School Board money trustee Gerri Gershon spent on a tour of Israel, according to an internal audit of this and other questionable trustee expense claims obtained by the Star. Gershon told the Star that the junket was intended to promote interfaith relations, and that she “tweeted the entire trip.”

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