CANADIAN MINT DIRECTOR RESIGNS Publique Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 42, October 2, 2005, Article 12
CANADIAN MINT DIRECTOR RESIGNS
Dick Johnson forwarded this story, which was published
September 29th in the Chronicle Journal of Ottowa, Canada:"The head of the Royal Canadian Mint has resigned amid
allegations of ethical misdeeds, making him the fifth Crown
corporation boss to leave in controversy since Paul Martin
became prime minister.David Dingwall resigned Wednesday as president of the
mint after being pummelled by allegations of lavish spending
and working as an unregistered lobbyist.""Dingwall has been under fire over reports that he and top
aides racked up expenses of more than $740,000 last year."To read the full story, see: Full Story
On September 30th, the editor of the Toronto Star wrote:
"The Royal Canadian Mint is supposed to make coins, not
spend them with wild abandon.So the resignation of its president, former Liberal MP David
Dingwall — after he and top aides spent $747,000 on travel
and meals in 2004 — is the right move.Dingwall, appointed to the post in 2003 by former prime
minister Jean Chrétien, has argued that the mint under his
leadership has returned to profitability. He has defended the
expenses as the price of doing business in far-flung locations.
He has asked for a special committee to review the expenses
and notes the mint's board of directors approved them.Despite his claims he did nothing wrong, Dingwall clearly
doesn't understand that taxpayers are justified in being
outraged that a man earning $277,000 a year is billing his
employer, in this case a crown corporation, even for his
$1.29 chewing gum."To read Dingwall's letter of resignation, see: Full Story
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