Just how stupid do MP’s think Canadians taxpayers are?
Apparently, really, really, stupid. The Toronto Sun:
A Bloc Quebecois MP who once accused Israel of war crimes racked up more phone charges than any other MP last year, largely the result of a trip to Lebanon.
However, Maria Mourani says the $34,205 tab is justified because it allowed her to keep in touch with her office during the month-long trip that she paid for out of her own pocket.
Of course, she could have used ‘Skype’ or ‘Google chat’ or even just texted her office at a tiny fraction of the cost of cost she is asking Canadian taxpayers to shell out for her cell phone bills. If there was actually any ‘conserve’ in the present ruling Conservative party, Prime Minister Harper would direct government accounting clerks to only pay out the cost of sending one text per phone call and send the bill back to Mourani with an admonishment to seek reimbursed via the Bloc Quebecois for the balance.
… and Conservative Senator Mike Duffy racked up over $100k in expense claims in three months.
I generally try to avoid dealing with anything ‘Mike Duffy’ so I am obviously not up to speed on this but I think this sentiment of mine still applies – “If there was actually any ‘conserve’ in the present ruling Conservative party” fits into the Duffy Expense scenario rather neatly.