And while government money is tight all around - that didn't stop the Minister of Health and Wellness from hiring four insiders from his political campaign to work in the ministry.
A document obtained by 7news shows that Manuel Matus Jr, Raul Ibanez, Geoffrey Waight and Karim Adle were all hired on November 16TH as "special case approvals" to work for the period of three months.
So is the minister using scarce funds in a cash strapped ministry to hire his political acolytes? He says they are his team:
Hon. Michel Chebat - Minister of Health and Wellness
"We came in with a team and they are part of my transition team. As you know we are new to government and we needed a team of people to assist us in the Ministry and to navigate the Ministry and so they are part of our team."
