Slush fund coming back to bite Minister Premier --- no surprise here
These are the consequences of March Madness (i.e. trying to ram through a plethora of pre-election spending [grants & projects] without final approval being granted).
According to the Ontario Auditor General, Jim McCarter, "nearly $32 million in year-end grants that were hastily handed out to 110 community groups as the past two fiscal years came to and end."
And get this folks, in one example cited in the AG report, the Ontario Cricket Association initially asked for $150,000 and got $1 million. Now I know cricket sticks and balls are expensive, but let's get a grip on reality here. Should Ont. taxpayers really have to foot the extra $850,000, especially when they didn't even want it in the first place? I guess it pays to be a cricket playing liberal slush puppy. ;-)
According to the Ontario Auditor General, Jim McCarter, "nearly $32 million in year-end grants that were hastily handed out to 110 community groups as the past two fiscal years came to and end."
And get this folks, in one example cited in the AG report, the Ontario Cricket Association initially asked for $150,000 and got $1 million. Now I know cricket sticks and balls are expensive, but let's get a grip on reality here. Should Ont. taxpayers really have to foot the extra $850,000, especially when they didn't even want it in the first place? I guess it pays to be a cricket playing liberal slush puppy. ;-)
Update
John Tory says the McGuinty government violated taxpayers' trust with its year-end slush fund. (Watch the YouTube clip)
Update II
It appears as though this story may have serious legs, not to mention, the blame may trickle all the way up to the top.
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