Alberta removes requirement for officials to publicly disclose receipts for expenses over $100

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-changes-expense-disclosure-policy-removes-eight-years-of-records-1.7604279

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FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 1y

The nerve of some people, demanding accountability, what a putz! We would like to grift without public interference, thank you very much, and don't forget to vote for me again because the sky will fall otherwise.

patatas@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 1y (4 replies)

To everyone grateful to the CBC for this reporting, as well as rightly concerned about US & corporate/billionaire ownership of our media oligopoly:

please send a letter to our PM and tell him not to proceed with his plan to cut funding for the CBC.

ThePrivacyPolicy@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y (3 replies)

His plan to cut funding? You mean the plan to put $150mil into CBC?

patatas@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Yep that was indeed the election promise!

But that was then, this is now, and despite that promise, Carney is instead looking to cut the CBC's budget by $198m.

Here it is in the Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/suggest-your-own-spending-cuts-carney-government-tells-cbc-via-rail-and-other-crown-corporations/article_1bb3283e-a3a1-4a5d-bc6e-3405f7b37231.html

Edit: archive version https://archive.is/At2nT

ThePrivacyPolicy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Paywalled

SirMaple__@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 1y

The brain dead Useless Clown Party strikes again!

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 1y

So, legalizing political corruption?

SteveDinn@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y

Less accountability sure seems like it'll prevent scandals. Because there will be no way to find out that someone in government dropped $5K on hookers and blow...assuming that hookers and drug dealers provide receipts.

grte@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y

Because they have nothing to hide, I'm sure.

CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 10 pts · 1y

Sus.

In light of the existing scandals and general free-for-all vibe of this government, extremely sus.

Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y

Tax and spend and silence Conservatives.

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I guess everyone grifts. Let's erase the whole game board and start over.

zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 1y

It's going to take a couple hundred million years to start over, but the board wipe has already started

i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Under $100? I’m fine with that, assuming they’re also doing things to lessen the overall labour to manage those types of expenses. $100 doesn’t buy much.

I’d like there to be some kind of overarching monitor, though. There should be a threshold of $99 purchases before someone gets suspicious.

Once upon a time I got sick in the US and needed healthcare and had to work with their billing and my insurance to get the bill paid. I found it very suspicious that they tried to bill my insurance multiple instances of $9999.99, then one charge for the last of the balance. What radar did they think they’re flying under?

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Over, not under.

i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

Oh fuck me I misread the worst part.