Let the summer of spending begin!
The House of Commons shuts down today for the summer recess and so begins a summer of government MPs handing out cheques at various festivals and events around the country. For your information, the...
View ArticleThe 2014 Summertime “Ottawa Spends” Winners
From a tuna sport fishing derby to golf tournaments to brain research, Conservative MPs rang up a whopping $1.4 billion bill handing out cheques on the summertime spending circuit. The annual summer...
View ArticleConservative HQ aims squarely at Mulcair
For the first time I can remember, a fundraising e-mail has originated from Conservative HQ and it doesn’t mention a word about Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. Nope, this time, its Thomas Mulcair and...
View ArticlePork-a-palooza: Tories hit magic mark of $1 billion in handouts in 1 day
The picture above is what a cheque handout ceremony looks like if you’re an MP. (Read about this one in an article in Okotoks Online titled “Federal Funding To Help Local Communities) The MP here is...
View ArticleExplainer: Counting how Ottawa Spends
Earlier today, I got this note from a reader: I quoted your story about Justin Trudeau’s first 100 days of spending. I have been questioned by some Liberals about the authenticity of the source. Could...
View ArticleRidings held by Casey, Fillmore today’s big winners in federal spending
Today in Bridgetown, N.S., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that nearly 100 water, wastewater, and transit projects had received federal funding, part of the government’s plan to spend about...
View ArticleDeCourcey, LeBlanc ridings scoop most in first NB federal funding round
Earlier this week, New Brunswick Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc — who happens to be the de factor regional minister as well as Fisheries Minister — announced that 51 water, wastewater, and transit...
View ArticleAtlantic Canada gets twice as much federal funding love as Alberta from Trudeau
Last week, the Trudeau government notched its 2,000th announcement of a federal grant, contribution, or loan since it was elected 305 or so days ago. To compare to the previous majority government —...
View ArticleThe Liberal Summer of Spending: The Tale of the Tape
Earlier this week in the National Post, I wrote about the Liberal Summer of Spending. Some more numbers: The summer recess for MPs began after the House of Commons’ last sitting on June 17. It...
View ArticleMP Expenses: One spent $8 to rent a riding office; another spent $50,000.
In today’s National Post, I analyze MP’s expenses for the first half of this year. The top line: Members of Parliament spent a combined $71-million in the first six months of the year on travel and...
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