PUBLIC MONEY. REAL SOURCES. A LITTLE ATTITUDE.Unusual public spending across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Every article is reviewed before publication.
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CA · Canada · Federal and provincial · court-ordered damages and settlementsManitoba’s settlement tops out at $100,000 and B.C.’s at $91,000. Federal inmates mostly got about $5,470. Here’s who pays what, and why.
Federal payments from January 2023 · B.C. claims open until January 11, 2027 · Manitoba approved June 2026
CA · British Columbia · ProvincialA 2022 provincial plan went from grand unveiling to rethink. The headline amount was an announced investment—not a bill for a completed museum.
May–June 2022 · historical story
CA · Canada · FederalCanada’s auditor general couldn’t pin down the app’s exact cost because the records were too poor. Her best estimate was $59.5 million.
App built 2020–2022 · Auditor General report tabled February 12, 2024
UK · England · National infrastructure · Buckinghamshire locationA protective enclosure for HS2 drew fierce criticism. The engineering purpose is real—and so are the questions about its cost.
2025 parliamentary report · costs in 2019 prices
US · California · Local project · state funding soughtOne public restroom became a symbol of expensive bureaucracy. But the famous estimate and the reported city bill tell different stories.
2022–2024 · historical story
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