FYI Here in the State of Idaho we do have caps on meals. In town it is a smaller amount (entertainment). Out of town the limit is little higher. AND they have to produce the receipts! Meals, hotel, car expenses, everything has to have proof or they do not get reimbursed. Our former mayor, YEA, got fired because he thought he could beat the system, a big scandal for several city employees. Recalls do work. We had over 3,000 extra signatures needed to recall him. Grassroots work when people get mad enough to do something. Barbara Boise, Idaho USA -----Original Message----- From: Freda [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 11:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CCC] OFF TOPIC -- This Printed List Should Be Saved Muriel - This is indeed living HOTH at our expense. He is averaging $45.00 per person per lunch. I think in the review of the whole system there needs to be a cap put on everyday expenses like this. How many days in the month does one need to treat in order to get your point across. It seems to be a good excuse for an exercise in excess. I am not familiar with these restaurants, and no doubt they are excellent, but surely this kind of spending should be considered off limits for daily use. Did Mr. R. not qualify to use the Parliamentary restaurants - from what I have read they serve up excellence at a much lower price than most of us could afford. It would be very interesting to see how many others would pass the scrutiny for this sort of overspending. Freda Stewart Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel M. Davidson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: [CCC] OFF TOPIC -- This Printed List Should Be Saved > If you are jingling change in your pockets, turn > on the printer and print pages 1-4 of the following -- > YOUR temperature will rise -- even though the weather > has cooled > > http://www.thehilltimes.ca/2003/june/23/radwanski_list/ > > The four pages are a SHOCKER -- should never happen > again -- or be allowed to happen. > > Muriel > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.493 / Virus Database: 292 - Release Date: 6/25/03 > > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe from Digest Mode. Send a message to > [email protected] that contains > (in the Subject line and body of the message) the command > -- unsubscribe -- and no additional text. > > ==== CANADA-CENSUS-CAMPAIGN Mailing List ==== Keep up to date on Post 1901 Census Issues at http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/ en français http://globalgenealogy.com/Census/Index_f.htm

Written by Barbara: > FYI > Here in the State of Idaho we do have caps on meals. In town it is a > smaller amount (entertainment). Out of town the limit is little > higher. > AND they have to produce the receipts! Meals, hotel, car expenses, > everything has to have proof or they do not get reimbursed. > Our former mayor, YEA, got fired because he thought he could beat the > system, a big scandal for several city employees. Recalls do work. We > had over 3,000 extra signatures needed to recall him. Grassroots work > when people get mad enough to do something. > Barbara Boise, Idaho USA > Barbara: Here in the "Civilized North", we do not recall our "Government Servants", especially not the non-elected ones. You have to remember, Canada is a sovereign Country, with its own laws and regulations. What happens in some of the U.S. States (and not in all of them), does not necessarily apply to Canada. I know that not all Americans know that, but that is the case. Frankly, I think we could learn a few things from our American cousins. For some politicians, a barrel of hot tar, and a bag of feathers might be warranted. A recall process could become almost too popular an option! <G> There simply is no excuse for some of our rules today. They may have made sense before modern communication and travel But we no longer need to have any employee of the government that can not be fired. We no longer need to have our own version of the "House of Lords", an unelected Senate. We reap what we sow. We have elected this government, and given them such a majority in Parliament that they can do whatever they wish. They pay no attention to the needs of the people, they are more interested in building monuments to the politicians. Anyone for a new revolution? One to take back control of Canada from the elitists? Jeff An old Physician