Where's the IEC and please stop the Ignorance

Ed's Blog is doing a fine job in explaining the purpose and history of the IEC with the exception of some changes in the IEC during the time periods covered. The media needs to really kick some research in gear and catch up; in order to report the goings-on let alone an investigative story.

Considering the autonomy of the IEC I ask; where are they today? Have they met? Do they have a comment? Is Ed still sitting on the Commission? Is he still Government House Leader?

With respect to some of the nonsense let's get on with it.
The Auditor General, John Noseworthy, is a qualified auditor in all respects. He holds a particular job but he could be an auditor with an accounting firm or Revenue Canada. He conducts financial reviews covering periods of time of various entities and in his case under the Auditor General Act.

John Noseworthy in conducting a review of the operations of the House of Assembly, whose managing direction comes from the IEC, discovered overpayments to several MHA's under their constituency allowances. The allowances were determined and MHA's submitted expense claims to access their allowances.

John Noseworthy does not have to file 15(1) reports unless he feels that what was determined from the audit is possibly a criminal activity or an activity which breaches another Act. John Noseworthy may uncover a $100 overpayment, meet with the MHA, find the explanation reasonable and not file a 15(1). The audit would still identify the overpayment and then the IEC could deal with that MHA and ask for the money to be repaid or determine that it does not have to be repaid. The government could review the results of the audit and determine that it would like to amend an Act and cause repayment of any overpayments.

What is lost in this jumble is "innocent until proven guilty". OK let's accept that Ed is innocent of criminal wrong doing until charged and convicted. Ed is not innocent of the results of the audit. You, I, and every citizen of our society are subject to audits in various forms. Your tax return could be audited or re-assessed and if Revenue Canada discovers money going to your bank account that you have not reported and it is taxable, you will be requested to pay tax on it. This does not require police. If you have received an overpayment in EI and an audit reveals this, you will be requested to repay it. The Departments of Finance, Federal, Provincial, and even municipal will ask for the money back. This does not require a police investigation.

The reason we have a police investigation on this matter is because the AG determined there were enough grounds to file a 15(1). The AG is not saying I suspect Ed was overpaid, he is saying he was! What he is saying is that the overpayment is suspicious and I have not received a satisfactory reason from the member so I am going to alert Cabinet of my suspicions by filing a 15(1).

DANNY>>>IEC>>>FINANCE>>>get the money back from ED...NOW...Do not shirk this responsibility by hiding behind a police investigation.