The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has called on Parks Canada to "get its spending under control" after it was revealed that the department has spent thousands trying to capture and kill American bullfrogs in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.Since 2018, over $10,000 has been dumped into the project, however very few frogs have been caught..According to the CTF, in 2018-19 Parks Canada spent $1,920 on the program, but failed to kill a single frog. Another $2,000 was spent the following year, with similar results.During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Parks Canada pressed pause, but started right up again in 2021-22. Despite pouring an additional $2,207 into the effort, every frog in the park escaped unscathed. In 2022-23, Parks Canada spent $3,882 and killed one frog. The department's luck changed in 2023-24, during which time 100 frogs were killed at a cost of $5,079. All told, each dead frog has cost taxpayers roughly $149."Kids catch frogs for free, but Parks Canada managed to spend several years and thousands of tax dollars before it even managed to catch one frog," CTF BC Director Carson Binda said in a press release. "Did Parks Canada put Wile E. Coyote in charge of this operation?"He noted that, "the frogs appear to be slipping through the fingers of Parks Canada bureaucrats just as fast as our hard-earned tax dollars,", adding, "Parks Canada keeps proving it’s horrible at hunting, but great at wasting taxpayer-money.".Binda explained that this was far from the only ineffective culling effort undertaken by Parks Canada over the past few years. Records obtained by the CTF showed that the department spent $2.6 million since 2018 on hunts targeting multiple species of fish, as well as moose, deer, doves, foxes, frogs, and rats.The most high-profile of these culls was the Sidney Island deer hunt in BC, which saw the government spend over $800,000 to kill 84 deer. As Binda pointed out, local hunters organized their own hunt, and managed to shoot 54 "at no cost to the taxpayer."He went on to question why Parks Canada had employed marksmen from New Zealand and the United States when there appeared to be perfectly capable candidates right here at home..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has called on Parks Canada to "get its spending under control" after it was revealed that the department has spent thousands trying to capture and kill American bullfrogs in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.Since 2018, over $10,000 has been dumped into the project, however very few frogs have been caught..According to the CTF, in 2018-19 Parks Canada spent $1,920 on the program, but failed to kill a single frog. Another $2,000 was spent the following year, with similar results.During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Parks Canada pressed pause, but started right up again in 2021-22. Despite pouring an additional $2,207 into the effort, every frog in the park escaped unscathed. In 2022-23, Parks Canada spent $3,882 and killed one frog. The department's luck changed in 2023-24, during which time 100 frogs were killed at a cost of $5,079. All told, each dead frog has cost taxpayers roughly $149."Kids catch frogs for free, but Parks Canada managed to spend several years and thousands of tax dollars before it even managed to catch one frog," CTF BC Director Carson Binda said in a press release. "Did Parks Canada put Wile E. Coyote in charge of this operation?"He noted that, "the frogs appear to be slipping through the fingers of Parks Canada bureaucrats just as fast as our hard-earned tax dollars,", adding, "Parks Canada keeps proving it’s horrible at hunting, but great at wasting taxpayer-money.".Binda explained that this was far from the only ineffective culling effort undertaken by Parks Canada over the past few years. Records obtained by the CTF showed that the department spent $2.6 million since 2018 on hunts targeting multiple species of fish, as well as moose, deer, doves, foxes, frogs, and rats.The most high-profile of these culls was the Sidney Island deer hunt in BC, which saw the government spend over $800,000 to kill 84 deer. As Binda pointed out, local hunters organized their own hunt, and managed to shoot 54 "at no cost to the taxpayer."He went on to question why Parks Canada had employed marksmen from New Zealand and the United States when there appeared to be perfectly capable candidates right here at home..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
