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Originally Posted by darklord700
Another questionable miss use of public money.
- A Travel Alberta executive spent nearly $9,000 for a three-day trip to Singapore and dropped more than $800 on a dinner at a swank restaurant that was on his “bucket list,” "
-Travel Alberta CEO Bruce Okabe flew to Singapore solely to negotiate a contract with Sandip Lalli, whom he hired as chief financial officer and vice-president of operations.
- the CEO of Travel Alberta, who makes $240,000 in salary plus $150,000 in benefits, saw fit to bill taxpayers for a $150 tuxedo rental as a hospitality expense,”
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I can't see anything wrong with these expenses.
The trip seems reasonably priced, considering the 3 days and the distance traveled. You put this next to the cost of the South Africa trip and it is a huge bargain.
The dinner is not overly expensive, unless you think that these people should be eating at Burger King. Even eating at a place like the Keg with a single drink per person could easily be $45 each.
The tux rental, if used during a work function seems like a normal thing to do. I have only ever rented a tux for a wedding, but if I needed one for a work function I would certainly be trying to expense it.
I get that many are seeing blood in the water and want to pile on Redford and the whole government, but these things seem quite tame.
Out of curiosity, how does Travel Alberta rank in the hierarchy of the government? Do they report to a minister for funding like this? How much money does tourism bring in or can that kind of thing really be quantified?