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As Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly Speaker was sentenced to seven years for kickbacks, I was appalled by the state that the Albany legislative body is in today. All the corruption and wasted taxpayer dollars seems not to anger the incumbent elected officials. I know there are some that are upset, but not enough politicians are speaking out on the rampant corruption that Albany is faced with.
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The $8.2 million temporary outdoor skating rink built on Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada 150 won the well-known Teddy Awards for government waste this year.
A brainchild of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the structure topped the ranks of the federal government nominees for the dubious prize. The rink, which opened in early December and will remain open until the end of February, will have cost taxpayers approximately $100,000 per day and $53 per skater, calculates the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, which organizes the annual Teddy Waste Awards.
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Quebec’s auditor general, in her second report this year, pointed to sloppy practices, not corruption, in the wasting of taxpayers’ money.
Auditor General Guylaine Leclerc examined leases signed by the Société québécoise de l’infrastructure (SIQ), which rents office space for provincial entities.