Tax Talk With The Canadian Taxpayers Federation

In a very special Tax Talk episode, we share the Ottawa news conference announcing the nominees and winners for the 15th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony. This is the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's signature event, roasting the year’s worst and funniest examples of government waste.   CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas, Master of Ceremonies, joined the charming and talented Catherine Brière and the CTF’s pig mascot Porky the Waste Hater at the swine-studded gala, held on Parliament Hill March 6 at the Charles Lynch Press Conference Theatre. The CTF’s signature waste award, the Teddy, is named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee sacked in 1999 after submitting a litany of dubious expenses, including a $700 lunch for two. Each year the CTF hosts the Teddy awards to shine the spotlight on corruption and waste in government at every level, whether it’s on Parliament Hill, in a provincial capital, at city hall, the band office, or the school board office.