OTTAWA – Former cabinet minister Bev Oda was awarded a golden pig statuette Wednesday in recognition for excellence in public trough diving.
Oda edged out other high rollers at the federal, provincial and municipal level to earn the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s lifetime award for “bilking taxpayers over the long haul.”
The chain-smoking MP and international co-operation minister who sailed into the sunset last year with a $52,000 pension was given the red-carpet treatment at a glamorous ceremony on Parliament Hill.
She was cited for her $16 orange juice performance in London, England and other starring roles in the backseat of limos when other rides were available, and hefty bills to restore hotel rooms to their non-smoking state.
