Government Spending

• Cost of bringing a King to read a throne speech likely close to $900,000

  Hotels for the Royal household, flights and an RCMP ceremonial guard, all added up to a hefty price tag for the two-day visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Ottawa.

  Canada

  May 23
  
• Spring economic update lacks details on spending targets, results: PBO

  Annette Ryan told the House of Commons government operations committee that the update provided some metrics on progress but few mentions of risks and specific objectives.

  Economy

  Apr 30
  
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• Do government ridings get more federal cash? Evidence is mixed

  A Global News database of thousands of government spending announcements suggests opposition MPs bring home about as much federal funding as government MPs do.

  Politics

  Apr 12
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• B.C. finance minister questioned over restaurant, limo bill during 2023 junket

  Brenda Bailey was the Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation when she and five staffers travelled to Boston for a biotechnology conference.

  Politics

  Sep 24, 2025
• Development agencies welcome new ministers with defence of their budgets

  Bureaucrats who run federal economic development agencies seem keen to defend their ability to hand out more than $1.3 billion a year to small and medium-sized businesses.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2025
• B.C.’s public sector growing at unsustainable rate, business group warns

  The bulk of the growth came in health, community social services and public education, but the CFIB says much of it is not on the front lines.

  Politics

  Aug 13, 2025
• New rail spur line aims to connect Coaldale to global markets

  After a $222 million cold storage facility opened in Coaldale, the Alberta government is investing several million to link the facility with the CP rail line in the area.

  Economy

  Jul 25, 2025
• Kelowna city manager’s ‘eye-watering’ salary raises questions

  Kelowna city manager Doug Glichrist earned just shy of $384,000 in 2024, just $5,000 less than the city manager for Vancouver, a city four times the size.

  Politics

  Jun 25, 2025
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• Officials mum on cost of 2022 Richmond Olympic Oval delegation trip to Europe

  The Richmond Olympic Oval and the City of Richmond are refusing to reveal details and costs of a European junket.

  Jun 23, 2025
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• Just before the election, Liberals handed out 411 cheques worth $3.86B

  During the last Parliament Global News tracked more than 20,000 spending announcements worth $110 billion combined, some of which appeared to support the Liberals' political goals.

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2025