tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post1287993523167944823..comments2024-02-02T17:43:39.802-04:00Comments on Tim Banks.ca "run, if you can't hide": Valarie..."kids say the darndest things...."Tim Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07451032703930506125noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-23877384866834419012008-11-20T19:18:00.000-04:002008-11-20T19:18:00.000-04:00In the interest of transparency I think it would h...In the interest of transparency I think it would help for the Tourism Dept. to show their 2009 business plan (it could just be a summary and shouldn't include salaries as I don't think anything should be micromanaged). Of the non-salary budget....<BR/><BR/>What % toward media promotions/ads/publications (print, radio, TV, Web), % toward established events, % to one-time promotions (i.e. Canada Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-45377698869146828182008-11-20T16:36:00.000-04:002008-11-20T16:36:00.000-04:00What's still so shocking in all of this is that th...What's still so shocking in all of this is that the Dept of Tourism has no problems dishing out that kind of cash, not care about it being paid back, and not care about taking the people that lost that money to task-- and yet they don't give Old Home Week a penny. The largest tourism draw on PEI gets put out to pasture by the Dept of Tourism-- not even a free Visitor's Guide ad-- and yet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-43256270380187263032008-11-20T10:42:00.000-04:002008-11-20T10:42:00.000-04:00I posted a comment from Anonymous who believes tha...I posted a comment from Anonymous who believes that PNP's paid for the concert but I find that hard to believe and I'll probably not post anymore comments on this related to PNP's until there is an acknowledgement from some official that they were indeed used..Tim Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451032703930506125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-24042391992116299772008-11-20T00:53:00.000-04:002008-11-20T00:53:00.000-04:00Can anyone say Immigrant Investor Fund.I understan...Can anyone say Immigrant Investor Fund.<BR/>I understand the money for this event came from the Immigrant Fund.<BR/>Which is why when the Minister was cornered by the media she said she would find the money elsewhere and taxpayers money wouldn't be used.<BR/><BR/>I am not so sure this may have been the smartest move on the part of the Minister with so many and dirty revelations coming down about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-55299715174083365392008-11-19T21:01:00.000-04:002008-11-19T21:01:00.000-04:00First I just commented in the Guardian, so I won't...First I just commented in the Guardian, so I won't repeat here. Before throwing too many barbs I'd want to make sure the reporter got the story correct because if he did I would be concerned about a public official saying the taxpayers didn't lose anything since it is the tax money that was used....? One way or another the taxpayer is always affected either directly or indirectly (i.e. in kind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-30396524544098762362008-11-19T12:31:00.000-04:002008-11-19T12:31:00.000-04:00She said "$300,000 (of) that is being looked after...She said "$300,000 (of) that is being looked after by my department so taxpayers are not going to have to . . "<BR/><BR/>Who for heaven's sake does she think stumps up for our (not her) Tourism Department's budget? Or does she really think the money is hers and Melissa's to squander.<BR/><BR/>Houston, we do indeed have a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723329207818371579.post-39903948733372966402008-11-19T11:57:00.000-04:002008-11-19T11:57:00.000-04:00Does Prima Donna come to mind?Does Prima Donna come to mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com