12 years of Liberal Boondoggles

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Food for thought.

November 29, 2005

12 years of Liberal boondoggles

By Sun Staff

a.. 1993: CHOPPERS

Upon taking power in 1993, the Liberals killed a contract to replace

the aging Sea King military helicopters, resulting in at least $500 million

in cancellation penalties. The 40-year-old, accident-prone choppers are

still flying.

a.. 1995: GUN REGISTRY

(1995-2005) Originally forecast to cost $2 million in 1995, the

auditor general predicted in 2003 that actual costs would escalate to $1

billion by 2004-05. Other independent calculations have suggested the costs

have actually ballooned to $2 billion.

a.. 1997: PEARSON

Liberals paid $60 million � $45 million in direct out-of-pocket

expenses plus $15 million for lawyers � to Pearson Airport Consortium in

1997 as compensation for cancelling the privatization of Terminals 1 and 2.

a.. 2000: FUEL REBATE

A botched $1.4-billion heating fuel rebate program doled out cash to

the wrong Canadians. Then-finance minister, Paul Martin, announced the gift

just before the 2000 federal election, but the auditor general later

discovered that as little as 18% made its way to low-income Canadians. Some

rebates went to dead people, prisoners and students who were living at home

and didn't pay heating bills.

a.. 2000: HRDC

Calling accounting problems �widespread and serious,� the auditor

general revealed in 2000 that $1 billion was mismanaged in job-creation

grants handled by Human Resources Development Canada, under minister Jane

Stewart. A recreation of the paper trail later found only a few million was

improperly disbursed.

a.. 2002: CHALLENGER JETS

The Liberal government spent $101 million on luxury Challenger jets

deemed unnecessary by officials at the Department of National Defence. An

auditor general's report said the purchase, rushed through on the last day

of the fiscal year in 2002, broke purchasing rules.

....more here

http://www.ottawasun.com/News/Election/200...pf-1328983.html

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Food for thought.

November 29, 2005

12 years of Liberal boondoggles

By Sun Staff

a.. 1993: CHOPPERS

Upon taking power in 1993, the Liberals killed a contract to replace

the aging Sea King military helicopters, resulting in at least $500 million

in cancellation penalties. The 40-year-old, accident-prone choppers are

still flying.

a.. 1995: GUN REGISTRY

(1995-2005) Originally forecast to cost $2 million in 1995, the

auditor general predicted in 2003 that actual costs would escalate to $1

billion by 2004-05. Other independent calculations have suggested the costs

have actually ballooned to $2 billion.

a.. 1997: PEARSON

Liberals paid $60 million � $45 million in direct out-of-pocket

expenses plus $15 million for lawyers � to Pearson Airport Consortium in

1997 as compensation for cancelling the privatization of Terminals 1 and 2.

a.. 2000: FUEL REBATE

A botched $1.4-billion heating fuel rebate program doled out cash to

the wrong Canadians. Then-finance minister, Paul Martin, announced the gift

just before the 2000 federal election, but the auditor general later

discovered that as little as 18% made its way to low-income Canadians. Some

rebates went to dead people, prisoners and students who were living at home

and didn't pay heating bills.

a.. 2000: HRDC

Calling accounting problems �widespread and serious,� the auditor

general revealed in 2000 that $1 billion was mismanaged in job-creation

grants handled by Human Resources Development Canada, under minister Jane

Stewart. A recreation of the paper trail later found only a few million was

improperly disbursed.

a.. 2002: CHALLENGER JETS

The Liberal government spent $101 million on luxury Challenger jets

deemed unnecessary by officials at the Department of National Defence. An

auditor general's report said the purchase, rushed through on the last day

of the fiscal year in 2002, broke purchasing rules.

....more here 

http://www.ottawasun.com/News/Election/200...pf-1328983.html

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And that's just the tip of the iceberg....now that's SCARY!