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20TH ANNUAL CTF TEDDY AWARDS FOR GOVERNMENT WASTE

April 11, 2019

  • Federal – Heritage Canada for the $8.2 million Canada 150 Parliament Hill rink
  • Provincial – Ontario’s $39 billion Fair Hydro Plan  
  • Municipal – The City of Montreal for $34 million Formula E subsidy
  • Lifetime Achievement – The City of Calgary’s gaffe-prone public art program

OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today held its 20th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of the worst in government waste from the past year. CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick served as host, joined by the CTF’s pig mascot Porky the Waster Hater and talented event hostess Jessica. The awards event took place on Parliament Hill in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre.

The Teddy, the pig-shaped award given annually by the CTF to government’s worst waste offenders, is named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee who was fired in 1999 for submitting a panoply of dubious expense claims, including a $700 lunch for two.

“Every year, the competition is stiff, but we narrow it down to a handful of the most ridiculous stories,” said Wudrick. “Sadly, we are never short on nominees, as governments seem to be very good at finding new ways to waste money.”

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