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It’s really not that hard to issue a handful of social media posts. Every single day, millions of Canadians manage to pull it off. They post on Facebook, they post on Twitter, they post on Instagram and other platforms.

Businesses and institutions do it too – bringing news about products, events and more to their client base. It’s not rocket science.

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This is why we’re having trouble picking our jaws up off the floor following the news that a Twitter account created for the federal minister of health is costing taxpayers over $100,000 per year to run.

The account was set up in the summer, first used by then health minister Jane Philpott and now by the current minister, Ginette Petitpas Taylor.

But they’re not the ones who typically use it. Oh no. It’s apparently much too difficult for that. Instead the task is divided up between what’s been described as the equivalent of 1.5 employees.

The taxpayer expenses for this include overtime work that’s so far cost $6,500, according to access to information documents sourced by the CBC.

Given all of this, you’d think this would be the greatest social media account in the country with the largest number of followers. Far from it.

The English version of the account has so far issued 254 posts. They include posts like Taylor’s Jan. 17 missive that: “Keeping our kids active in winter promotes health and happiness throughout the season, but we also need to make sure that their #WinterFun is #WinterSafe.”