Ottawa spending scandal raises tax waste questions
Ottawa is accused of misusing taxpayer funds with over 2.5 million in bonuses for 160 senior patronage appointees. Costs on Parliament Hill balloons from 460 million to over 800 million, with a sauna renovation and marble Senate rooms highlighted. Veterans vs Italy trip funds topic and political calls for donations to aid veterans. Walter Robinson criticizes government as wasteful with calls to remember freedom.
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Parliament Hill
Ottawa Citizen
Senate Committee
Department of Vetrans Affairs
Italy
Veterans Affairs
Peter Goldring
Three Rivers Regiment Veterans Association
Goldring
Confederation Building
House of Commons
Iknow
Ottawa Sun
Fred Mifflin
Newfoundland
Transportation Talk calls for continued rail regulation
A Western study by Chicago firm McKinzey on grain handling urges continued regulation of mainline rail freight, arguing railways monopoly power justifies rate caps. The report fuels two sided debate with farmers and industry groups, noting deregulation could raise costs despite ideological stances.
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Paul Beingessner
Chicago
McKinzey
Town Youth Leaders Spotlight From Saskatchewan Families
A feature salutes young Canadians shaping tomorrow with Charla Giraudier of Willow Bunch as a 4-H essay finalist on rural depopulation. It notes camps in Cypress Hills, luthier studies in Tuaske, and education milestones at Keystone Hutterite colonies plus a life-saving bone marrow donor story from Lianne Hekrasoff in Moose Jaw.
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Charla Giraudier
Willow Bunch
Charla
Gravelbourg
Cypress Hills
Brooks Bulletin
Anthony Gibson
Yorkton
Tuaske
David Freeman
Canada
Stonewall Argus
Keystone Hutterite
Jonathon Maendel
Baker Colony
MacGregor
Brandon U
Lianne Hekrasoff
Moose Jaw
Imperial
Liltiné
Red Cross
Calgary
Lianne
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