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The most outrageous ways the Canadian government is spending our money

April 11, 2019

It appears that when Canadian politicians smell cash in the public trough, they go glassy-eyed and drop all restraint. Federal, provincial, and municipal governments have an ongoing history of outrageous spending, including paying big bucks for non-exploding sausages, softer couch cushions, giant duck mascots, and fake lakes. Death, taxes, and misspending are apparently life’s only certainties.

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