Golf club funds must be called scandalous

DEAR EDITOR:

According to the CBC, our taxpayer money was doled out to the Royal Ottawa Golf Club as part of our government’s program to provide help to the employees of needy companies.

It was such a success that this ultra exclusive club ended up with a $1 million surplus. This club is home to government dignitaries, ambassadors and assorted hangers-on who hardly need financial assistance.

It is highly likely that similar private clubs around the country benefited at taxpayers’ expense.

This is a monumental scandal which needs to be addressed along with many other instances of largess that was bestowed upon long-term care corporations and casinos.

Barry D Cochrane, Kelowna