#136 Bonuses, bureaucratic boondoggles & hotel bills

Episode 136 February 13, 2024 00:28:29
#136 Bonuses, bureaucratic boondoggles & hotel bills
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#136 Bonuses, bureaucratic boondoggles & hotel bills

Feb 13 2024 | 00:28:29

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Show Notes

Costs for the ArriveCAN app spiralled out of control to $54 million. Despite their failure,
government executives working on the app still took more than $340,000 in bonuses.

Most people spend zero dollars not staying in a luxury hotel room. Well, the feds spent
$600,000 NOT staying in luxury hotel rooms.

All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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