from the drip drip drip of the teardrops
to the chink chink chink of the cash
to the end end end of the friendships
Sun columnist Greg Weston reports on what the gangsters in Ottawa are up to now:
All those lavish spending promises we have been hearing from Mr. Dithers and Co. would obviously be paid for, in large part, by spending 10% less on paper clips and new limos.Some of the savings would surely come from waste reduction, eliminating even a fraction of the squander and stupidity routinely chronicled by the auditor general.
So we thought. Instead, the Martin brain trust has come up with a far simpler solution, one that does not require a single bureaucrat to forego new carpets.
The letter from the purchasing department at Public Works simply directs all suppliers to cut their prices by 10% (or else, strongly implied).
I certainly hope that applies to their favorite ad agencies. Also, if the government is able to unilaterally break contracts, how about a 10% paycut for the civil service?