I think it's the fault of the municipal government of Toronto. I mean really, if you nickname your metropolitan area "the GTA", what do you think will happen?!!
This is very culture dependent and depends on the values of the recipients. There are cultures of entitlement where none of that money would go to education or entrepreneurship, just to greater levels of indulgence.
"Stellar maintenance entities, are those pesky Star-beavers ruining your convective zone? Do their hydrogen dams constantly clog up radiation from your photosphere? Never fear! With new extra-strength Dam-begone, your star will shine as brightly as 4 galactic years ago! Stay radiant! Stay prominent! Don't wait. Get Dam-begone this rotation! Operators are standing by.". - (I think you might have meant "hydroelectric generator dams")
"Our moon is almost half the size of Earth" Oh really???!! What universe are you living in? The moon's radius is about 1000 Miles, Earth's about 4000. So about 1/4 the size and only about 1/80th the mass. (Yes, 1/80th, look it up).