It's Just Money

Indeed:

The Commons heritage committee has passed a bill to proclaim a paid legal holiday, but only for federally-regulated employees. Private companies that operate under the Canada Labour Code estimated costs at $600 million: “Understand what a paid holiday means.”

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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a report says millions in interest-free pandemic loans intended for small business went to operations in “public administration” though rules excluded government organizations. Freeland’s department did not explain the payments worth more than $200 million: “The rules are fairly clear.”

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Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna yesterday acknowledged the taxpayer-owned Canada Infrastructure Bank has not completed any projects since it was established in 2017. McKenna said the Bank “absolutely does need to deliver” after receiving $35 billion: “I have high expectations."

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The Liberal government spent over $36 million in taxpayer funds on new office equipment intended for government employees who work from home.

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The Commons yesterday opened debate on a New Democrat pharmacare bill with a prediction universal, taxpayer-funded drug coverage is inevitable. Data show seniors will outnumber children in Canada by 2023: “It’s been a generation since we’ve had promises around pharmacare.”

 

(Sidebar: but euthanasia is meant to curb those costs of drugs imported in Canada because we can't make them.)