Liberals behaving badly - this time, it is our neighbor to the North. From The Toronto Star:
Ontario tire recycling fees fund boozy board dinners
The private agency designated by the Liberal government to recycle Ontario’s used tires has spent thousands on wine tastings, fine dining, a boat cruise, luxury hotels — and donations to the Liberal Party of Ontario.
The private agency designated by the Liberal government to recycle Ontario’s used tires has spent thousands of dollars on wine tastings, meals at fine restaurants, a boat cruise, luxury hotels — and donations to the Liberal Party of Ontario.
The Ontario Tire Stewardship is funded by car and truck drivers who collectively have paid millions of dollars in tire recycling fees since the program began in 2009. Each consumer pays $4.25 as an “eco fee” when a tire is purchased. Proceeds of the recycling program fund the stewardship’s operations.
And where was this money being spent?
At the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa, $16,104 was spent for 13 board and staff members for a three-day stay for a board meeting of the Etobicoke-based agency in 2015. Another event, this one on Lake Rosseau in Muskoka last summer, included a sunset boat cruise.
I get it - organizations have board meetings but this could have easily been held at a nearby Best Western and catered by the hotel kitchen. These are public funds entrusted to your care and they blew it. The article lists a lot more of the expenses - this was not just a one-time faux-pas.
