This is disturbingly irresponsible. How many impoverished Canadians could be helped with 1/2 a billion dollars, how many kid could be educated, how many addicts rehabilitated, how many lives saved with shorter medical waits, how many crimes stopped with more police and how much stronger of an economy if the money was simply paid on the debt.

This is just another way to funnel taxpayers money to Liberal party cronies through their public relations companies. It is patronage at it's worst at expense of taxpayers. If JT wanted to do this he should be asking for donations to fund the events, the only thing that he seems to be good at. Another suggest to fund this albatros is to hold a lottery where the winners get to be Senators.