This column originally ran in the Winnipeg Free Press on July 31, 2015
Governments spend money on all kinds of foolish things from robotic Christmas trees to beer growlers to pensions for former members of parliament who are criminals. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) works hard to reduce government waste and we’re not going to run out of work any time soon. But accountability is another key pillar of our work so we don’t quibble over the funding for one government function: democratic institutions.
