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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Tim Harper: G8 legacy is deceit, pork barreling and promotions (in the Toronto Star)

"The language leans toward the bureaucratic, but this we know: Clement [Tony Clement, now President of Canada's Treasury Board] won approval for the funding by misleading Parliament — officially, “not informing” Parliament of his intent.

"He provided no rationale for the need for such a large “legacy” fund, leaving no paper trail to determine how he came up with his final gift list and doling out funds in a secretive cabal like he was the Godfather of the G8.

"For his fine work, Clement was promoted from industry minister to Treasury Board president, the guy who will protect you, the taxpayer, from superfluous and useless programs and cut $11 billion in fat from the government. ...

"Toronto’s G20 legacy is still unfolding, but it will include heavy-handed police tactics, unnecessary detention of law-abiding citizens, a city under siege, vandalism, small businesses denied compensation, an international black eye and the back of the hand from the Harper government.

"We didn’t even get a gazebo."

Full article: Tim Harper: G8 legacy is deceit, pork barreling and promotions.

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