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241 Civil Servants Paid to "Volunteer" at the Olympics

Author: Maureen Bader 2010/02/09

Fully 241 civil servants will work the 2010 Olympics on the taxpayer dime, according to a Freedom of Information request by CHEK News. CTF British Columbia Director says this undermines the spirit of volunteerism and raises questions about whether the civil service is bloated. For more videos on Olympic waste, click here.


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