Money is easy to blow through when it is not yours:
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It's not like there are two million lost jobs sending the unemployment rate to 13% or anything.
But ... but ... snacks!:
A Crown agency billed for meals and entertainment at the rate of $25,000 a month including sports tickets despite an old cabinet directive banning the practice, records show. Invest In Canada said charges were necessary to “nurture relationships”.
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Canada’s arts and culture organizations are getting a clearer picture of how the federal government plans to divide $500 million of COVID-19 support.
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault outlined details on Friday about the temporary relief plan he revealed in mid-April that’s intended to keep those organizations afloat amid the pandemic.
“Ultimately, the goal we’re pursuing is to keep our arts, culture and sports infrastructure intact,” Guilbeault said in an interview.
It's not like there are two million lost jobs sending the unemployment rate to 13% or anything.
But ... but ... snacks!:
A report into spending by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) reveals some details that may leave Canadians fuming as the country continues to struggle to ensure we have proper personal protective equipment for frontline workers.
And when combined with their past screw-ups, it will be amazing if people aren’t fired over all of this.
PHAC billed taxpayers $50,748 for all kinds of meals and snacks between Oct. 1, 2019 and Feb. 18, 2020, according to Ottawa media outlet and government watchdog Blacklock’s Reporter.
“Expenses were billed as ‘refreshments, working breakfasts, working lunches’ and ‘working meals’ for managers at the agency’s Ottawa headquarters and National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg,” Blacklock’s reports.
Nice snacks if you can get them.
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