Perks of the Civil Service – Paid Vacations in Ottawa!
July 7, 2006 · By H. Cameron
One word comes to mind when describing the government program that will send “every new federal civil servant[s] from coast to coast to Ottawa on a two-day, all-expenses paid trip to give them a “big picture” understanding of how government works.“,
prod·i·gal·i·ty (prÃ…?d’ÄÂ-găl’ÄÂ-tÄ“) n., pl. -ties.
1. Extravagant wastefulness.
2. Profuse generosity.
3. Extreme abundance; lavishness.
Or perhaps,
bull·shit (bÊ? l’shÄÂt’) Vulgar Slang. n.
1. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
2. Something worthless, deceptive, or insincere.
3. Insolent talk or behavior.
You take your pick…
Make sure to head on over and take a peek at the Orientation to the Public Service (OPS) at the “Canada School of Public Service” and marvel at Canada’s ingenius approach to bureaucratic indoctrination in the ways of entitlement. Your tax dollars at work!
Combining this with Garth Turner’s broadside against the parliamentary allowance towards the mortgages of MPs, the elimination of waste seems to have slipped out of Mr Harper’s vaunted priorities. Hat-tip: the Politic via Ontario Blogs
Yeah. I would write my local MP about this one. Seems a lot more productive than bitching about it here.