p2pnet.net news:- Canadian federal heritage minister Bev Oda recently covered herself in shame when Liberal MP Brian Savage asked difficult questions about her use of limousines at last year’s Juno Awards in Halifax.

“It turns out that as Oda was moving between events (including her private lunch with CRIA and the foreign-owned record companies), Oda and her staff ran up $5,500 in limousine bills, ordering several cars each day with some idling for seven hours at a time,” posted Michael Geist.

“On the day of the Junos, Oda had three limos on stand-by at all times. All of this in a city where virtually everything is accessible on foot. Oda subsequently paid back $2,200 of the bill, but Canadian taxpayers are still left on the hook for thousands of dollars.”

Now she and her extravagances have been immortalized in song.

A video for the world to see (and hear) has been posted on GooTube.

Called, appropriately enough, Oh, Bev Oda, it’s sung to the tune of The Kinks’ L-O-L-A Lola.

Wonder how long before Oda prevails on Google to take it down?

(Thanks, you know who, and don’t think I didn’t recognize the vocalist. heh. Send me a copy of the video so I can post it permanently

Slashdot it!

Also See:
Michael Geist – Bev Oda’s ride on the wild side, February 6, 2007

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