Patronage is as old as time itself, but we don’t have to like it

With the dawn of federal deficits signalling a return of waste, some journalists are regaining a keen smell for pork. Some spelled it out.

OTTAWA—Canadians seem powerless to stop patronage. We can no more abolish it than we could rid ourselves of shoplifting or Nigerian email investments. It's no reason to stop trying.

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