End self-policing of expense
accounts, explosive Senate audit urges
OTTAWA –
Family funerals, fishing trips, hockey games and enough cellphone roaming
charges to make a telecom CEO blush:
Canada’s auditor general laid bare the Senate’s expense-account excesses
Tuesday as he called for independent oversight to teach the upper chamber some respect
for the public purse.
Michael
Ferguson’s 116-page report, released Tuesday, details a litany of expense
claims that suggest a number of GOVERNMENT
senators were absolutely oblivious to the costs they were racking up, or were
otherwise cavalier in how they SPENT TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
In a
blistering critique, Ferguson described a
strongly held belief among government and senators that they didn’t need to
justify their spending. That culture is what led to the current problems – problems that better oversight would have
prevented, to say nothing of the audit’s $23.6-million price tag.
“What struck
me … was the depth to which a number of
senators simply felt that they didn’t have to account for, or they didn’t have
to be transparent with, their spending,” Ferguson said.
As Premier
Christy Clark is letting the world know “who
we are” by shutting down a major artery, clogging one of the major routes
to the heart of the city she is, yet once again, showing just how
foolish and idiotic a politician can be.
Closing Burrard Bridge for yoga event will
cause stress; creating extra congestion, toxic fumes and a load of angry
drivers would appear to be quite unhealthy, the complete opposite of what yoga
represents. If we actually had winning ideas coming from the Clark government,
one of Vancouver’s many beautiful parks by the water would showcase “who we
are” and, clearly, would be far better suited for a relaxing and stress-free
environment to celebrate Yoga Day.
The province
and other supporters, including local companies and the cities of Surrey and Vancouver, are hoping the event will be the
largest International Day of Yoga celebration outside of India.
Premier
Christy Clark says in a news release that yoga is a great gift from India to
the world and the discipline has become part of the Vancouver area's cultural
fabric.
Clark has
focused on building stronger ties with India and recently visited the country
on trade missions and personal vacations.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark defends
her poor attendance record for the fall Legislature sitting. Nov. 27, 2014.
(CTV)B.C.
Premier Christy Clark was all smiles lighting
up the Legislature for Christmas on Wednesday, but she was nowhere to be seen
minutes earlier when the NDP was asking tough questions inside.
Clark blamed
fog for keeping her on the mainland, but that excuse didn’t fly with the New
Democrats, who claim she missed 16 of the 24 days of the fall session.
“It’s not
Gilligan’s Island, it’s Vancouver Island. There are boats, there are other
planes,” NDP Leader John Horgan told reporters.
“It’s difficult for the head of the opposition
to hold the government accountable when the head of the government doesn’t show
up.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
promoted International Day of Yoga when he and Stephen Harper visited B.C. in
April.
Between her and Vancouver Mayor
Gregor Robertson it is hard to determine who is more foolish with their
ridiculous ideas. Christy
Clark should start doing some small part of the job that the eighteen per cent
of eligible voters elected her to do--instead
of chasing votes and “Photo Opps”( A photo opp [sometimes written as photo op],
short for photograph opportunity {photo opportunity}, is an arranged
opportunity to take a photograph of a politician, a celebrity, or a notable
event. The term was coined by the administration of United States of the
Americas President Richard Nixon.) with this insane idea
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