The cabinet ministers in Nova Scotia will no longer be allowed to cruise around in government-paid vehicles after one teenage son of a cabinet minister crashed a 2008 Ford Escape hybrid likely doing something very un-green-like. It turned into a bit of a messy he-said she-said as the cabinet member, Judy Streatch, said she was given verbal permission to allow her son to drive the vehicle, but not written permission, which was previously required by the cabinet.

Thanks to this hoon son, who put the Escape in a ditch on the way to "get ice cream," cabinet ministers will have to buy their own vehicles, but still be allowed to claim mileage when using the vehicle for government purposes only. Take that, Canada! Now if only we can get Rep. Slaughter to give back her Lucerne. (h/t Acidic)[CBC]

3:40 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Travis Hudson
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Duffman at 03:57 PM on 05/08/08
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My gods, Did I hear that right the Canadian Govt just made a simple and intelligent decision on spending money. What will they think of next?
dculberson at 03:59 PM on 05/08/08
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Betcha the rate they get reimbursed for mileage is excessive, though. IE, the standard mileage rate in the US, $.505/mile for 2008. Damn those are some expensive miles!!
nicjasno at 03:59 PM on 05/08/08
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What incompetent kid...
Maymar at 04:00 PM on 05/08/08
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Don't give us another reason to go on strike. We still want more money.
reefer at 04:02 PM on 05/08/08
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Send this kid over to Aussie so maybe he can get those hoons their cars back. Tire roasting falcon GT's and all.
Feds at 04:03 PM on 05/08/08
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Median income for someone in N.S. is in the range of $23k/year. An MPP gets $66K. I think they should be buying their own cars, and claiming mileage when THEY drive on BUSINESS trips.
FatBraff at 04:12 PM on 05/08/08
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@Maymar: I'm not your buddy, friend...
JoeKing at 04:35 PM on 05/08/08
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@dculberson: A friend of mine with a fleet of Ford Explorers mentioned that, taking everything into account, his cost to operate the SUV's is $.24/mile. At $.505/mile, they must be getting Porsche company cars!
brandegee at 04:38 PM on 05/08/08
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@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: I'm not your friend, guy...
FatBraff at 04:49 PM on 05/08/08
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@brandegee: But I just clicked the + sign to be your friend?! thanks a lot jerk...

(i wanted to kill this before it went on too long... thanks for playing)
philibuster at 04:56 PM on 05/08/08
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I cream!!!

On a more grown-up note,
At least it was a hybrid. All you other guys who drive non-hybrids are killing baby seals when you go to get ice cream.
Solo_Racer at 05:06 PM on 05/08/08
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Verbal = written. She meant, uh, oral.
Novaload at 05:41 PM on 05/08/08
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@Red AuerБЯд╒╒: But you said, "I'm not your friend" not "I'm now your friend"!
SeanKHotay at 06:44 PM on 05/08/08
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Now how's the kid supposed to train for the nearby Targa Newfoundland?
camthegreat at 07:14 PM on 05/08/08
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This is from my home province of Nova Scotia. The insurance for Gov. auto's is done through the province (read:Gov. pays for anything with a check vs. getting Progressive or ALLSTATE, etc.). The media around here is boring and has nothing to do, so they report on something like this that is really irrelevant.
acidic at 08:34 PM on 05/08/08
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@camthegreat: I am from NS originally (now I live in PEI). Though, I might be biased since I submitted the link, but I think it is pretty relavant considering most people don't know where their tax money is going...plus it's fuckin' funny, b'y!
$Image of Gram\'s Caddy$ Gram's Caddy at 09:07 PM on 05/08/08
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whenever i am lost for words, i simply quote this guy (ignore the 'Queens' bit)-
boognish at 04:47 PM on 04/01/08
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When ass clowns in Queens get all uppity about their cars (these people usually drive Hummers, BMWs, or some other expensive SUV equipped with Buick portholes, 24 inch rims, and an embelem to make sure you didn't mistake them for something inferior like 23 inchers) It is because to these feeble minded people, the car is them.
They have no self worth, small dick, big mouth, and deserve a good ass whoopin, because you know daddy wasn't around to do such a thing 20 years ago, so now some stranger has to dole out ass whoopins to these bottom feeder, insurance raising dolts. Actually, in NYC, most of these people have out of state plates, because they can afford a Range Rover, but not the insurance in NY, so they use Virginia or some B.S. address.
God please smite these losers, thanks.
skulldriveshaft at 01:36 AM on 05/09/08
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Now what could the ice cream have been for that it would make you ditch a escape?
LandofMinos at 09:44 PM on 05/11/08
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Awe poor politicians. Now they only get free fuel.