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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation today held its 23 rd annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony and a couple of Metro Vancouver institutions were included in the nominations. The Teddy Waste Awards celebrate the best of the worst in government waste uncovered in the past year and this year the ceremony was held in a virtual presentation. The Teddy, a pig-shaped award given annually by the CTF to government’s worst waste offenders, is named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee who was fired in 1999 for submitting a panoply of dubious expense claims, including a $700 lunch for two. Vancouver City Council was nominated for spending a staggering $316,000 on designer office furniture at the same time Mayor Kennedy Stewart publicly complained that the city was facing a COVID-related cash crunch. ....
Two BC government institutions were nominated for tongue-in-cheek awards for wasting taxpayer money. The City of Vancouver was nominated for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s annual Teddy Awards for spending more than $300,000 on new officer furniture during the pandemic while Mayor Kennedy Stewart publicly asked higher levels of government for more money, saying the City was facing a COVID-19-related cash crunch. The purchase was part of pre-planned renovations at City Hall, and much of the furniture was designer. Some Herman Miller chairs the City ordered cost $1,500 each according to the CTF, which called the incident a “dubious shopping spree.” ....
The Teddy, a pig-shaped award given annually by the CTF to government’s worst waste offenders, is named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee who was fired in 1999 for submitting a panoply of dubious expense claims, including a $700 lunch for two. “Former governor general Julie Payette blew hundreds of thousands of dollars on her inauguration and bizarre housing renovations before resigning under a cloud of controversy,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “And the Quebec government’s remarkable ability to crash ferries into docks has soaked taxpayers for millions. “Meanwhile, taxpayers in Toronto spent $160,000 to install bike lanes, and then another $80,000 to rip the same lanes out again just five months later. And no one will be surprised that the Phoenix Pay System, after years of being an enormous financial sinkhole, has earned the distinction of a lifetime achievement award.” ....
VANCOUVER Two B.C.-based bureaucratic organizations have been nominated for a sarcastic prize. The City of Vancouver and TransLink, the region s transit provider, made the short-list for the annual Teddy Waste Awards. The annual awards are given out by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to the bureaucrats behind financial decisions the CTF deems wasteful. While the winners of the 23rd annual Teddy Awards were not based in B.C., the province had some strong contenders, the CTF said Monday. Among the nominees in the municipal category were Vancouver city councillors who spent $316,000 of taxpayer money on designer office furniture. ....