Friday, February 27, 2009
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created less than a year ago to give aboriginal victims of residential schools abuse a forum to tell their stories has cost $3,400,000 and has not begun its hearings ...Ouch!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The CBC is reaching out to the Conservative government for $65 million in bridge financing due to a fall in advertising...Ouch!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Saskatchewan health regions, Crown Corporation and government departments paid $101.7 million in 2007-2008 for sick days that have some thinking there is a systemic problem and abuse of sick time privileges...Ouch!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The downtown lower east side of Vancouver receives nearly $1 million a day for social housing and support for residents. NDP MLA Jenny Kwan believes that the spending is being used inefficiently because it does not address any long-term solutions...Ouch!
Monday, February 23, 2009
The Canadian press reported that despite the collapse of its revenues, the liberal government in Quebec has no intentions of curbing expenditures buying $750 million on computers in the last 5 years...Ouch!
Friday, February 20, 2009
An audit of native run fishing company, Indian Brook Fisheries Ltd, revealed that $600,000 of a $4.3 million contract with the Demartment of Fisheries and Oceans cannot be accounted for. This included $450,000 that was never paid to suppliers and $130,000 that had no expense claims attached...Ouch!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
La Presse reported on February 16th that Canadian soldiers are paying out of their own pockets to improve their equipment in warzones...Ouch!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Department of Public Works is building a new kitchen in Ottawa to serve Parliament Hill. This will cost taxpayers an astonishing $26 million...Ouch!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Ottawa transit strike has caused a $15.5 million revenue shortfall that can either lead to decreasing routes, cutting spending, increasing bus fares or raising taxes...Ouch!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Shelia Fraser reported that Correctional Services of Canada does not obtain the best value at the lowest available cost. This would contribute to the $2.2 billion budget for Correctional Services annually for its 14,500 inmates. That works out to be over $150,000 per inmate per year...Ouch!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Province of Ontario has paid some $23.4 million in legal fees for a fraud trial that has yielded $3.5 million in returns plus interest...Ouch!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Fraser Institute reported on February 5, 2009 that B.C.'s plan that required all patients with acid related diseases to use the cheapest drugs actually cost the province an additional $43 million...Ouch!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
An audit of the Canadian Revenue Agency revealed that at least $3,000,000 has been paid to employees who no longer work there...Ouch!
Monday, February 09, 2009
Four years ago the Saskatchewan government spent $5,000,000 to renovate a nurses college classroom into offices. They also just committed to investing another $11,000,000 to turn the offices back into a nurses college classroom...Ouch!
Friday, February 06, 2009
Human Resources and Skills development Canada recorded a loss of $147.9 million on fraudulent claims for EI benefits in 2007-08...Ouch!
Thursday, February 05, 2009
The National Post reported on January 15th, 2009 that the department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council of the Arts awarded $30,000 to an artist to build a machine that simulates the creation of and freeze-dries human waste...Ouch!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The 2008 Edmonton Indy ran a $5.3 million deficit last year that will be paid for by the taxpayer...Ouch!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
On January 26, 2009 CBC reported that Atlantic Yarns in Atholville and Atlantic Fine Yarns in Pokemouche closed and filed for bankruptcy last week after receiving close to $80 million of provincial government financing in the previous 10 years...Ouch!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Omar Alghabra was elected in 2006 and defeated in 2008. For this, he received a severance package of $77,700...Ouch!
