According to CBC news on Oct 22, BC government has confirmed it spent almost $1 million taxpayers' money on Winter Olympic 2010 game tickets for "business leaders" and "investors" around the world. Having said that Mary McNeil, Minister of State for the Olympics, can't tell exactly where these tickets are going while the games is only 4 months away. Would these valuable tickets become freebies to Gordon Campbell's ministers, staff, and family members?!!
This is pretty sad to every British Columbian looking at how our money is spent when the provincial government is facing a $2.8 billion deficit. If you don't know, the BC Ambulance Service is on strike since April 2009 and is still working without a fair contract; Also, the government is also cutting back on mental health services.
To me, this is totally not acceptable and you guess whom I would vote for at the next election?!
Other Controversial Purchases
- Federal Canadian Heritage Department spent close to $450,000 to reserve 2000 tickets for MPs and Senators and government agency people
- BC Hydro, ICBC, and BC Lottery Corporate also bought $1.3 million worth of tickets to distribute to staff, contractors, business partners, and customer contest winners
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