fun with databases

… CUP Hill bureau chief turned intrepid freelance reporter Nick Taylor-Vaisey has compiled last year’s travel and hospitality expenses for every public servant in Canada, and has begun posting his findings. First up — the top spender of 2007-2008 — and no, I’m not going to spoil the surprise; you’re just going to have to click on over to his site to find out. (When you think about it, it’s actually not that surprising, really. Okay, no more hints.)

But for anyone else tracking the path of Hurricane Giorno, this might come in handy — it’s a snapshot of the GEDS listings for PMO, screencapped earlier today: