Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Fact checking by celebrities? Not!
Over the years, I've noticed that Bono's prevailing theme is to demand that countries spend their taxpayers money for what I agree are good causes.
At the same time he does everything he can to avoid being a taxpayer...
At the same time he does everything he can to avoid being a taxpayer...
At TorontoSun.com, Licia Corbella exposes Bono:
"But Bono -- who flies around the world urging western democracies to use taxpayer dollars to forgive Third World debt on the one hand and then moves his business from Ireland to avoid paying taxes on the other -- is singing from the wrong song-sheet when it comes to slamming Canada and its commitment to helping Africa.
Firstly, Harper emphatically denied he blocked any deal and pointed out that Canada is the only G8 country on track to meet its commitments to Africa made in Gleneagles, Scotland two years ago.
In fact, Canada is ahead of schedule to meet its commitment."
