Waste: $200,000 for iTouches on Alberta Olympic Train
If the TV report on the $14 million Alberta spent on the Olympics got people riled up, this won't calm the waters at all. It turns out Travel Alberta spent $211,000 to give free iTouches to passengers on the Alberta Olympic train. In fact, $276,000 was spent to buy 1,400 iTouches, which means they can give out more at future events. The Calgary Herald reports,
"It's a little bit over the top to spend that much money handing out free iPods," NDP Leader Brian Mason said Wednesday.
"It sounds like it was a great party train. I just feel a little bit annoyed that my tax dollars went to provide a great party to people I don't even know."
No kidding.
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Comments
I Touches
you have got to be kidding..who was the Idiot that allowed this free give away to take place in the first place. I think its time to boot this Idiot out of office. I can't afford to pay for the storage fees for natural gas, stored in underground storage facilities for Direct Energy thats on my gas Bill, and here they are giving away these expensive phones..