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Canadas Economic Action Plan: Treasury Board

Treasury Board: A report on ad spending obtained by The shows last years totals came in about $5-million higher than what Treasury Board had previously listed as the approved advertising budget. The Conservative government faces continued criticism this year that it is pushing the boundaries of self-promotion at taxpayer expense, spending $2.5-million to advertise a job grant that does not yet exist and recently launching a weekly video of Prime Minister Stephen Harpers activities. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Globe editorial Action-plan ads are ineffective Taxpayers spent $14.8-million last year promoting Canadas Economic Action Plan, a catchphrase first created by the Conservative government to promote stimulus spending that ended nearly two years ago. New ads to fight back against union influence (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.