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Last EditedMonsieur  Oct 21, 2009 05:35pm
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AuthorStephen Maher and Glen McGregor
News DateWednesday, October 21, 2009 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFunds from a federal stimulus program for hockey rinks and other recreation projects in communities across Canada appear to have been awarded disproportionately to Conservative ridings, an investigation shows.

Tory ridings have landed 66 per cent of all projects announced so far under the Harper government’s Recreation Infrastructure Canada program, also known as RinC.

The Conservatives have only 46 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons, so Conservative ridings appear to have landed 41 per cent more projects than if they had been distributed evenly.

The numbers, compiled by The Chronicle Herald and the Ottawa Citizen in a joint investigation, suggest that opposition politicians have reason to complain that the Tories are using politically desirable recreation facilities for partisan advantage.

In Ontario, where the Conservatives hold about 48 per cent of the seats, a full 62 per cent of federally funded recreation projects went to Tory ridings, according to data obtained from the Economic Action Plan website.
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