The ultimate in hypocrisy
as Senators PROVE how out of touch with reality they are
For the past several weeks, a steady procession of senators has been sidling up to Parliament Hill reporters to offer them a shocking exclusive. The story, generally presented “on condition of anonymity,” is always the same: a rogue auditor general has been rummaging through the minutiae of their expenses, making extravagant demands that they account for their extravagance, getting on their backs over
every little thing.
Why, it’s intolerable, they will say. You wouldn’t believe the level of detail they’re going into: gum wrappers, pocket lint, the cellophane at the end of your shoelaces. Or as The Canadian Press reported, in a typical instalment: “Single phone calls, sandwiches eaten during committee meetings, postage stamps — the smallest details have come up for review in the auditor general’s study of Senate expenses.”
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