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Showing posts with label Spending. Show all posts
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Harper used taxpayer money to pitch keystone to Americans
Conservative |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Natural Resources |
Oil |
Political Interference |
Scandal |
Spending |
United States
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's bold showcase in New York City on September 26 cost taxpayers $65,500 and featured keystone lobbyists....
Mulcair rejects star candidate's bid to re-open Pandora's box
Toronto-Centre is shaping up to be the battle of media titans as Liberal Chrystia Freeland and NDP Linda McQuaig enter the rink. However, ...
Bureaucracy ballooned under Harper at expense of services
Bureaucracy |
Conservative |
Economy |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Harper |
Spending |
Taxes
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Canadians angry about Conservative austerity measures have a new reason to be upset. While the cuts the Conservatives made directly impact...
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Conservative,
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Government Mismanagement,
Harper,
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The Defense Department is still nothing but fat and bureaucracy
Bureaucracy |
Conservative |
Department of National Defense |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Military |
Spending
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Despite a report two years ago outlining wasteful bureaucracy in the Department of Defense, and despite a cut to the department as part of...
Emails: Diplomats, Military Officials told to downplay F-35 fiasco
Conservative |
Department of National Defense |
Foreign Affairs |
Government Mismanagement |
Military |
Spending
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Emails show Canadian diplomats and military officials were instructed to downplay the scathing report from the Auditor General which outli...
Conservative Senator was paid for his charity work too...
The Conservatives are one to talk about ethics when Senators from their party committed the same acts as they claim were wrong for Liberal...
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Conservative,
Scandal,
Senate,
Spending,
Trudeau
MPs increase their travel budgets and salaries
On March 25, the Commons Board of Internal Economy decided to give MPs a pay increase and larger travel allowance. MPs will be getting a 1...
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Conservative,
Economy,
Government Mismanagement,
NDP,
Public Opinion,
Senate,
Spending
Harper's jet repainted for $50,000 by taxpayer dime
Conservative |
Department of National Defense |
Government Mismanagement |
Harper |
Military |
Spending
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper wasted $50,000 on the look of his personal government plane with the design revealed on February 24 being a...
The Duffy Affair: LeBreton to ask AG to look into senate spending
Government Senate Leader Marjory LeBreton will ask the auditor general to conduct a "comprehensive" audit over senate expenses. ...
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Accountability,
Conservative,
Scandal,
Senate,
Spending,
The Duffy Affair
PMO: 21 staffers set to make $100,000 salaries
Documents tabled in the House of Commons last week reveal a salary gap within the PMO. The release comes at the request of Liberal MP Frank ...
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Bureaucracy,
Conservative,
Government Mismanagement,
Senate,
Spending
MacKay joins 20 Conservative MPs against taxpayer-funded ads
Attack Ads |
Conservative |
Government Mismanagement |
Harper |
Liberal |
Public Opinion |
Spending |
Trudeau
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The list of Conservative MPs against taxpayer-funded attack ads against Justin Trudeau has grown to include some well known names, notably...
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Attack Ads,
Conservative,
Government Mismanagement,
Harper,
Liberal,
Public Opinion,
Spending,
Trudeau
Audit: Senators to repay taxpayers thousands in misused expenses
Accountability |
Conservative |
Integrity |
Liberal |
Scandal |
Senate |
Spending |
The Duffy Affair
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Upon an audit made on the housing allowance and meal expenses of Liberal Senator Mac Harb and Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau, and on...
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Accountability,
Conservative,
Integrity,
Liberal,
Scandal,
Senate,
Spending,
The Duffy Affair
Canada's Economic Recovery: Temporary and cheap
Alberta |
Conservative |
Economy |
Employment Insurance |
Featured |
G8/G20 |
Government Mismanagement |
Ontario |
Spending
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It is no secret that Canada's economy is in rough shape. Anyone that looks at the job numbers sees permanent, well-paying jobs, have d...
Canada to pay ten times more than other countries for ship design
Accountability |
Conservative |
Department of National Defense |
Economy |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Scandal |
Spending
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A CBC News Investigation has found Canada will be paying up to ten times more than other countries to design ice-breaker ships for Arctic ...
Conservative MPs reject Harper's latest taxpayer-funded campaign
Accountability |
Attack Ads |
Caucus |
Conservative |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Harper |
Liberal |
Scandal |
Spending |
Trudeau
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While the PMO and Prime Minister Stephen Harper think it is alright to use taxpayer money to fund a campaign of smears and deceit, a growi...
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Accountability,
Attack Ads,
Caucus,
Conservative,
Featured,
Government Mismanagement,
Harper,
Liberal,
Scandal,
Spending,
Trudeau
AG: $3.1 Billion on anti-terror spending can't be accounted for
Accountability |
Canada Revenue Agency |
Conservative |
Department of National Defense |
Economy |
Employment Insurance |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Harper |
Scandal |
Spending |
Taxes |
Terrorism
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Auditor General Michael Ferguson released his annual spring report which found lack of information to be the theme of the Conservatives...
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Accountability,
Canada Revenue Agency,
Conservative,
Department of National Defense,
Economy,
Employment Insurance,
Featured,
Government Mismanagement,
Harper,
Scandal,
Spending,
Taxes,
Terrorism
Harper's jet to be repainted for $50K amid fiscal restraint
For Prime Minister Stephen Harper, there is no better way to practice fiscal restraint than to spend $50,000 on repainting the old jet. This...
Duffy trying to Dodge Audit?
It turns out that Conservative Senator Mike Duffy is out of breath running away from the media. With the controversy over his housing allo...
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Accountability,
Conservative,
Integrity,
Senate,
Spending,
The Duffy Affair
Conservatives: It's alright for Senators to be loose with taxpayer money
Accountability |
Conservative |
Featured |
Government Mismanagement |
Harper |
Integrity |
Scandal |
Senate |
Spending |
The Duffy Affair
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Stephen Harper's recent defense of Senator Pamela Wallin's travelling expenses in times of austerity should have raised a red flag. ...
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Accountability,
Conservative,
Featured,
Government Mismanagement,
Harper,
Integrity,
Scandal,
Senate,
Spending,
The Duffy Affair
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