Posts in Government
Champion spenders

So how about that high-flying health expert who whacked Alberta taxpayers for $487,000 a year in salary plus $346,000 in expenses in 3½ years at the Capital Health agency, then bonged eHealth in Ontario for over $75,000 a month as a consultant before getting hired as chief financial officer with Alberta Health Services? The Olympic magnitude of it inspires a certain awe. Click here to read more.

Obama, Romney attack ads meek compared mud-slinging of yore

In recent weeks, the gloves have come off in the U.S. presidential election, revealing — nasty attack ads? Vacuity? Dishonesty? Or just more gloves? Compare 2012’s gentle hints about inability to understand the private sector or reluctance to pay high taxes with this blast at the Democratic candidate in 1828: “General Jackson’s mother was a common prostitute brought to this country by British soldiers. She afterward married a mulatto with whom she had many children, of whom Gen. Jackson is one.”

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