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PEI Opposition calls for AG investigation of troubled Tourism Department

Contracts worth $4.2 million were handled improperly and the Deputy is tied to a rumored police investigation

Melissa MacEachern, former PEI Deputy Minister of Tourism in alleged conflict of interest over contracts (photo – CBC)

Updated 8 PM -Opposition Leader, Olive Crane has asked the Auditor Genera to make public all copies of contracts and letters involving the PEI government and the Tourism Research Centre, to determine if the former Deputy Minister of Tourism Melissa MacEachern was in conflict of interest.

“The Auditor General confirmed Tuesday that the former Deputy had signed many of the $4.2 million in contracts that had violated treasury board policies and the Financial Administration Act. Some of these saw large amounts of money paid up front without the work having been started and in some cases, not completed. Some of those contracts were verbal, some did not have the required signatures and many of the invoices for cheques had no explanation for the money paid out.” Continue reading →

We don’t believe estimates of welfare and disability fraud

Ontario AG Jim McCarter claims disabled are ripping the system photo- Peter J. Thompson, National Post

Ontario Auditor General’s report needs more scrutiny

The report by the Auditor General of Ontario claims that $1.2 billion was over-paid to recipients of welfare and disability payments in Ontario last year. We don’t believe it.

Just last week the Toronto Star ran a story Welfare reform creeps at snail’s pace. Suddenly one week later, they are driving imported SUVs and basking in vacations in the south.

Admittedly there are people who cheat on anything and everything they can. According to statistics that represents less than 3% of the population.

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Council of the disabled try to grab spotlight

Marcia Carroll CEO of PEI Council of the Disabled, an unaccounted for waste of taxpayers dollars

Why do the taxpayers waste $900,000 annually on the PEI Council of the Disabled

The disabled Parking Story at Canada Games UPEI is another example of how the PEI Council has failed us and act as frauds.

Grabbing the spotlight and belittling the work of others

When Wendy Guindon of the PEI Council of the Disabled returned my call on Wednesday at 2:30 PM, it was the first time she heard about the problem with Disabled Parking at Canada Games. Disabled advocates take action

She must have gotten calls from MLAs since she sent the MLAs this email disingenuously describing herself as the white knight. She played a role but not the only important role.

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Five Music PEI Board members in conflict of interest

Conflict of interest and insider dealing

NJN Network, Charlottetown, PEI. Canada, April 26, 2009

Five of Music PEI’s board members received grant money this year according to reports. Lloyd Doyle (Sandbar Music), Andrew Melzer (Panda Digital), Dave Wigmore, and Paul Milner all received grants and awards for undisclosed amounts from the publicly funded non-profit. A member of Executive Director Rob Oakie’s family also received funding. Continue reading →