Friday, November 28, 2008
Under the Canada Elections Act each federal political party receives a subsidy of $1.95 per vote. This results in annual subsides of approximately $30 million. That is $30 million in taxpayer funded handouts...Ouch!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Danielle Shaw and Tony Clement spent $9,846.26 and $12,615.19 respectively on flights to Vietnam in 2008...Ouch!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Wayne Clarkson, the Executive Director of Telefilm Canada, travelled to Cannes France for the Cannes Festival in 2008. The trip costs included $5,119.07 in airfare, $7,687.27 in accommodation, $1,263 in meals and incidentals, and $199 in other transportation. This totals $14,260.92 for an eleven day trip to the Cannes Festival...Ouch!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Maxime Bernier spent $17,537 on a flight to Sydney Australia in September of 2007...Ouch!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Shelia Fraser's Report of the Auditor General of Canada- May 2007 found that the original plan for the modernization of the NORAD system of $93 million is now an estimated $156 million...Ouch!
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Winnipeg Free Press reported on August 17th that a Winnipeg-based native agency called Anishinaabe Mino-Ayaawin, misspent $7 million between 1997 and 2005. Expenditures included unjustified payments to the CEO and trips to the Caribbean...Ouch!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Ottawa Sun reported on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 that the executive vice-president for French services at the CBC is claiming almost $80,000 a year in theater expenses, meals and travel...Ouch!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
At a net cost of $400,000 per year, the City of Toronto just launched a new publication being mailed to all residents that promotes the City, and what appears to be the kick-off for the Mayor's run for re-election in 2010, all at taxpayers' expense...Ouch!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The role of the Speaker for the House of Common's comes with an apartment in the rear of the Centre Block, a house in the Gatineau Hills, a car and driver, and a $1-million budget that includes up to $167,500 for hospitality...Ouch!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Shelia Fraser's Report of the Auditor General of Canada- November 2006 noted $325,000 in improper and questionable payments to the Correctional Investigator Ronald Stewart from April 1, 1998 to March 31, 2004...Ouch!
Friday, November 14, 2008
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation reported that Toronto Mayor David Miller, twelve councilors and four staff members went to a conference in Quebec in May of 2008 for a cost of $41,854.57. Not only were seventeen staff members included in the trip but some expense claims were lacking receipts...Ouch!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Elections Canada is spending $1.3 million to conduct a survey on the satisfaction of its performance for the October election...Ouch!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Canada's only tanker supply ships the HMCS Preserver and the HMCS Protector had their initial voyages in 1968 and 1969 respectively. Since 2005 the HMCS Preserver repairs bill came to $17.4 million...Ouch!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Canadian Press reported on Monday, November 10, 2008 that a report on Canada's tax agency revealed the improper use of government MasterCard’s. Items bought include retirement gifts, flowers, greeting cards and charitable donations...Ouch!
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Canadian Television Fund supports the production and broadcast of high quality Canadian television programs. It is funded by the Canadian federal government and Canadian Cable and direct-to-home satellite industries. The 2007-2008 Canadian Television Fund annual report showed the funding of a program called "Drunk and on Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour" for $50,900...Ouch!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Sick days and short term disability leave cost the taxpayer funded CBC approximately $15 million annually...Ouch!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The $4.7 million program PromArt administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (that has since been cancelled) provided grants for international travel to Canadian Artists. One prominent example of why they cancelled this program was the $3,000 grant that they gave to a Toronto rock band called 'Holy F**k' to tour the U.K ...Ouch!
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has spent up to $8,750 over a seven month period to be chauffeured around his own riding area in Toronto. This is in addition to the limousine costs incurred in Ottawa...Ouch!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
The Canadian Television Fund supports the production and broadcast of high quality Canadian television programs. It is funded by the Canadian federal government and Canadian Cable and direct-to-home satellite industries. The 2007-2008 Canadian Television Fund annual report showed the $10,000 support of "Famous Whores in History"...Ouch!
Monday, November 03, 2008
Stephen Harper’s expanded cabinet of 38 ministers will cost the taxpayers an extra $4.7 million per year. The total cost of staffing ministerial offices now comes to about $24.2 million in salaries. This represents an increase of 42 per cent since the Tories presented their first cabinet in 2006… Ouch!
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