13th Annual Teddies Awards

OTTAWA: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) will host its 13th annual ‘Teddies Waste Awards’ black tie ceremony in the Charles Lynch Press Theatre on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, shortly after 10:30 a.m. Like the last two years, the announcement will last between 8 and 10 minutes.

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This year’s host again will be CTF Federal Director, Kevin Gaudet. He will be joined by Porky the Waste Hater (CTF’s tuxedo-wearing pig mascot) and a government waste awards hostess. The waste awards are bronze-gilded pig statuettes awarded in four categories; municipal waste, provincial waste, federal waste and lifetime achievement. This year there are 17 nominees in the four categories. Last year’s winners were: Federal Award Teddy: MP Junk Mail for $10 million of annual spending. Provincial Award Teddy: Outrageous Nova Scotia MLA Expenses including Dance Dance Revolution. Municipal Award Teddy: City of Toronto’s Homeless Audit where people were paid $100 to dress up and pretend to be homeless. The homeless could not apply. Lifetime Achievement Teddy: Gold-plated MP Pensions for the most lavish pension plan in Canada.

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