Hooked on government subsidies

Earlier this week, the Ontario Auditor General released his report which exposed a year-end government slush fund which clearly violated taxpayers trust. In one specific example, the Ontario Cricket Association, which initially asked for $150,000 in assistance, receive much more --- $1 million to be exact.

Now since the optics of this situation are clearly publically damaging, you would presume that the Head of the Ontario Cricket Association would offer to return some of the overpaid loan? Or better yet, return the entire amount they didn't ask for? That would be the proper thing to do, right?

But get this, the head of the Ontario Cricket Association said in a statement released yesterday that not only would they NOT return any of the $1-million grant they received from the government, they should also be entitled to more funding. What? They're kidding, right? Wow!

I guess now you know what I mean when I say some folks get hooked on government subsidies. I mean honestly, have the Ontario Cricket Association ever heard of a fundraiser?