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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(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.
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