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The Alex Pierson Show

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The Teddy Awards 2024: The Biggest Wasters In Government

The Teddy Awards 2024: The Biggest Wasters In Government

2024-05-08
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It's the time of the year when the Canadian Taxpayers Federation presents its Teddy Awards, an annual award ceremony for the year's biggest "wasters" in the government. Host Alex Pierson is joined by Franco Terrazzano, the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation to lay out who's the top winner...or loser....depending on how you view it.

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