The Canadian Government on the Panda Express of Arrogance and Fiscal Mismanagement

So I drove in this morning listening to the news. The lead story on the “all news” station was the 10:30 am arrival of Er Shun, a five-year-old female, and Da Mao, a four-year-old male Giant Panda’s on loan to Canada from China for the next five years. Apparently the FedEx documentation will be signed for by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he, along with a gaggle of dignitaries, will be on the tarmac for the arrival of our new guests. This is the same amount of pomp and circumstance rolled out for greeting President Obama and the Queen! Seriously? Is Harper so out of touch with the average Canadian, that he thinks this is a good idea? It’s reported that it will cost $1,000,000 PER YEAR to keep the Panda’s here. FedEx sent them over on a private plane, and they’ll fly in fresh bamboo several times a week.


As wait times in our health care system increase, as the shortage of doctors his a critical level, as children go hungry in Canada, we think spending 5 MILLION on captive animals is a good idea. *sigh*

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