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August 25th, 2016

Reality Check: How do Liberals REALLY feel about inappropriate spending by Ministers?

When Conservative Ministers got caught in spending scandals, what did Liberal MPs say?

  • On Bev Oda’s $16 glass of orange juice:

"It reveals a government that's off its game, quite frankly, and taking liberties with the public's patience and the public's purse."

(Liberal deputy leader Ralph Goodale, Source: Postmedia News, April 23, 2012)

  • When Conservative Ministers spending on photographers was revealed:

“The money spent by Conservatives on vanity photographers could have kept the Veterans Affairs office in Cape Breton open.”

And:

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p style="margin-left:.5in;">“Why are photos of themselves more important than the Cape Breton veterans?” (Liberal MP Mark Eyking, Source: iPolitics, February 19, 2015) - When Conservative Ministers’ massive spending on limos and drivers was exposed: "The government is on a bit of an ego trip." And: "They like to have the cars running to make them look like big shots but the taxpayers are paying for it."
(Liberal MP Mark Eyking, Source: CTV News, May 1, 2012) - On what type of vehicle Conservative Ministers were using: "They're afraid to roll into Parliament in their black little limos today." (Liberal MP Scott Andrews, Source: Huffington Post, May 3, 2012) - When Conservatives attempted to use wiggle-words and excuses for to avoid responsibility for these abuses taxpayers dollars: "Clearly, they were trying to find a way to paper over a pretty serious transgression and they did it in a very sloppy manner," (Liberal deputy leader Ralph Goodale, Source: Postmedia News, April 23, 2012) And: ''The fact of the matter is they're hiding expenses, they got caught and this is something they seem to be doing regularly.'' (Liberal MP Mark Holland, Source: Canadian Press, May 8, 2008) …Liberal Ministers promised that they would be better than Conservative Ministers. Canadians deserve better. -30-