Tony Clement

Ministerial Approval Dept: Clement has introduced new rules requiring ministerial approval of all spending of more than $25,000 as part of a government-wide penny pinching exercise to bring down the country s staggering $26-billion deficit, according to The Star. I felt very strongly that anything over $25,000 did have to have ministerial oversight, he said, adding he has yet to figure out exactly how much money can be saved and treasury Board President Tony Clement says he s reining in free-spending bureaucrats. Part of it is some of these hospitality, travel, accommodation and meal costs and give that more ministerial oversight so that it doesn t get approved automatically within the bureaucracy, Clement told the Toronto Star on Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.