Sentences with phrase «project with taxpayer money»
Alberta's premier threatened trade retaliation against British Columbia for standing in the way of the pipeline, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau hinted that he could complete the project with taxpayer money, and BC's premier dug in his heels, recommitting his government to defending the coast from the risk of an oil spill.
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«The premier's pet project has already wasted $ 5.2 million in taxpayer's money with more legal bills and consultants» fees piling up every day.
End Taxpayer - funded Vanity — Prohibit any building, facility or capital project that was paid for with taxpayer money to be named for any current elected official.
Peter Guidarelli, a partner with Empire Edison Development LLC, has publicly stated his vision for the project could save considerable taxpayer money and time without the need to demolish the existing station.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Michael Johnson volunteers on a regional council that advises state agencies on which Central New York development projects should be subsidized with taxpayer money.
It has become a way of glossing over irresolvable conflict between groups with some interests in common, such as taxpayers (who want to save money), scientists (who want to spend it on exciting projects) and people with disabilities (who hope public funds will improve the quality of their life).
The President now wants more money to fund more pet projects, when it is clear that his administration has not been responsible with the taxpayer dollars that have already been spent.»
Numerous Canadians expressed outrage that the Alberta government would spend taxpayers» money on a disingenuous act of greenwashing to support a project that will largely benefit corporations without creating much in the way of employment or economic activity in America, a project that comes with significant environmental risks that will be borne by Americans (in the case of the inevitable spills) and the rest of the world (in the case of increased greenhouse emissions).