Mystery Fleet of Government Jets Rarely Used
November 23, 2011
Tags: CBC, citation jets, Greg Weston, Jets, Peter Mansbridge, The Nationa, Waste Posted in: Blog Content, TV & Radio 
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CTF Uncovers New G8/G20 Waste
We all know about the G8/G20’s $930-million security bill and the infamous “fake lake,” but Access to Information (ATI) requests by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) have uncovered a whole new basket of wasteful goods. This ATI request filed with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) found nearly $227-thousand spent on “promotional [...]
February 2, 2011
Tags: Canadian Taxpayers Federation, G20, G8, G8/G20, Waste Posted in: Blog Content 2 Comments
Kicking Taxes and Taking Names: How did your MP vote on 10%er Junk-Mail?
Well those who claim that the Conservatives cannot do anything too taxpayer-friendly because the opposition won’t let them, please take a seat. Gather-round the fire as we roast the marshmallow logic used to keep small-c conservatives in line.
A Liberal motion to end the practice of taxpayer-funded MP junk-mail – oft known as 10%ers – passed [...]
March 17, 2010
Tags: 10 percenters, 10%ers, Bloc Québécois, Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Party of Canada, MP Junk-Mail, NDP, Teddies, Teddy Waste Awards, Waste Posted in: Blog Content 9 Comments
Toronto Stimulus Package: Paying People to Fake Homelessness
Bailouts for Big Auto?Â
Check.
Keynesian make-work projects that will saddle future generations with debt?Â
Check.
Pay actors, activists and other client constituents of the Toronto’s nanny-state to be homeless for a day?Â
*Cough….Excuse me, I was just wiping the coffee off of my computer screen.
The City of Toronto’s latest example of frugality in recessionary times is [...]
March 24, 2009
Tags: Edmonton, Toronto, Waste Posted in: Blog Content 2 Comments
