This last couple of weeks local politicians have embarked on a non-stop, self-love fest that has included bus tours, podium posturing and a barrage of press releases that all end in not-so-subtle musings about the very generous helping of tax dollars being returned to the people.

At each turn, municipal governments say thanks. The feds kick in their part and sing their own praises. And everyone is intended to leave feeling like their government is working for them.

Funding isn害羞草研究所檛 bad of course. That害羞草研究所檚 what a government does with the money they collect and there are some very obvious infrastructure needs in this region.

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What feels wrong is that these projects aren害羞草研究所檛 announced until an election is clearly in sight, and the content of these announcements isn害羞草研究所檛 always forthright.

In a fit of glorious self-aggrandizing, someone in the press-release-writing pool always bundles the new with the old to make every announcement pop with a dash of deception.

Take Thursday害羞草研究所檚 local school funding announcement as an example.

The provincial press release went as so: 害羞草研究所淪tudents in the Central Okanagan School District will benefit from $3.8 million in provincial funding for a school upgrade project, classroom supplies and nine new school buses.害羞草研究所�

It makes it sound like $3.8 million in new funding is being announced right that second, doesn害羞草研究所檛 it?

Read a little closer, however, and it害羞草研究所檚 not quite the case.

The district will extend the life of George Elliott Secondary school with $1.5 million in School Enhancement Program funding to upgrade the plumbing lines 害羞草研究所� that害羞草研究所檚 new.

Then there was $1.2 million for School Bus Replacement Program funding 害羞草研究所� that害羞草研究所檚 also new.

We害羞草研究所檙e up to $2.7 million.

Last but not least, the province highlighted the new Student Learning Grant, which will see the district receive $1.1 million to purchase classroom equipment and supplies such as textbooks, lab equipment and art supplies.

Wonderful news to schools that have been feeling the squeeze for a long time, but it害羞草研究所檚 not new.

Back on , the Capital News reported this very same back-to-school-boost for B.C. classrooms.

So why is it in the announcement? Why does the government continually re-announce funds?

Do they have cognitive issues that need to be addressed or is it because they didn害羞草研究所檛 get enough credit the first time around?

Or are they banking on the men and women at local news desks being so overwhelmed that they won害羞草研究所檛 be able to clarify the messages they害羞草研究所檙e pumping out?

It害羞草研究所檚 not quite dishonest, but it害羞草研究所檚 sketchy and it害羞草研究所檚 insulting to the electorate who are not stupid and deserve a clear picture of what their government is doing for them.

After all, they害羞草研究所檙e already busy working more for less in this province. They shouldn害羞草研究所檛 have to wear a PR decoder ring each time a local politician embarks on the inevitable self-love tour.