Federal Director of the CTF says taxpayers were visited by the Ghost of Christmas Waste this year. Franco Terrazano says, “Someone spent $6,000 per night on a hotel room but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t say who it was so this mysterious waste continues to haunt taxpayers.”

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem made the Taxpayer Naughty List for giving central bankers $45 million in bonuses and raises during the pandemic and as inflation took off. Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer also landed in Santa’s bad books for spending $8,000 on a private plane to fly from Regina to North Battleford.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston made the Taxpayer Nice List for recalling the legislature to freeze MLA pay and cut his own pay by more than $11,000. The Parliamentary Budget Officer also made the Taxpayer Nice List for improving accountability and transparency in Ottawa. No Ottawa MPs, including the Prime Minister, or Saskatchewan MLAs, ever froze their automatic raise increase during all of COVID nor since inflation took off.

Governor General Mary Simon landed in Santa’s bad books for getting an early start on the festivities and billing taxpayers for her fancy airplane feasts in March.

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