As I write today - the arrogance of John Hickey amazes me. He double-billed - and he wants to sue a constituent and the Premier is warning others. Hickey did not pay interest on the overpayment - he did not cover the costs of justice resources to investigate - but he wants what? To clear his name. Let's help him.
Here's what the Auditor General said:
8 January 2007
The Honourable Harvey Hodder, M.H.A.
Speaker House of Assembly
Dear Sir:
In accordance with Section 12(1) of the Auditor General Act, I respectfully submit herewith, for transmission to the House of Assembly, a report regarding the identification of double billings by Mr. John Hickey, M.H.A. totalling $3,770 relating to fiscal years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. NOSEWORTHY, CA
Auditor General
Introduction
Section 15(1) of the requires the Auditor General to report to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council instances the Auditor General becomes aware of during the course of an audit which may involve improper retention or misappropriation of public money or another activity that may constitute an offence under the Criminal Code or another Act.
A matter of this nature came to my attention during my review of the
appropriateness of constituency allowance expenditures claimed by
Members of the House of Assembly and the adequacy of supporting
documentation.
As outlined by the Commission of Internal Economy, [of the House of Assembly]“Each Member is entitled to an accountable constituency allowance. This allowance is for the payment of expenditures incurred in the performance of constituency business and may cover such items as office rental, equipment, supplies, secretarial and other support services, information material such as newspapers, advertising, purchase of flags,pins, etc..”
Findings
On 8 January 2007, I reported through the Minister of Finance, to the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council, that a review of expenditures at the
House of Assembly identified 20 instances totalling $3,770 where
Mr. John Hickey, M.H.A. submitted claims and received reimbursement
for items that had already been claimed by him and reimbursed to him.
These double billings were claimed by Mr. Hickey on Members
Constituency Expense Claim forms signed and filed by him with the
Office of the Clerk of the House of Assembly during the fiscal years 2004,
2005 and 2006. The attached schedule provides details on the double
billings by Mr. Hickey.
Recommendation
I recommended that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council refer the matter
of Mr. Hickey's double billings for fiscal years 2004, 2005 and 2006 to the
Department of Justice.
If you would like to look at each of the instances please PRESS HERE
Sue's Blog does not have a copy of the Police Investigation Results and I have not seen any media produce it. I have not seen anything from the Crown Prosecutors Office and I have not seen any of the media produce it.
I have heard the Premier - John Hickey and certain media say "cleared of any wrongdoing" - and I understand from them that no charges will be laid. I have not seen or heard John Hickey say he did not double-bill and John Hickey has said he has paid back the over-payments resulting from double-billing.
There John your name is cleared - looks normal to me! Right?
1 comment:
As I've said many times on my own blog, Sue, the establishment in this province survives, and thrives on, nepotism.
Therefore, how can any MHA who has familial connections, tentacles, spreading throughout the said establishment, be judged, and ultimatley convicted, by those same people?
Whose uncle, brother, mother sister, cousin is going to put away one of their own? I know, and you know, they should but we both know it isn't going to happen fromn the inside, is it?
Federal intervention is the only way forward.
One more thing before I finish my speech, lol.
There are many people in this province calling for a public inquiry. In my opinion, a public inquiry done BY this province into corruption IN this province would be a waste of taxpayers' money.
I am so in favour of a public inquiry but it HAS to be done by agencies from OUTSIDE of this province.
It is the only way. You know how far the corruption goes here, right to the very top, and not just the top of the political heap but to the very top of ALL the agencies here.
Why oh why aren't the federal agencies getting involved? We are ALL Canadians, therefore we should ALL be protected.
Maybe the perception the rest of Canada has of Newfoundlanders, whining and living off welfare is because there is nothing left for many of them, and nothing they can do about it.
If you aren't connected, if you aren't saying the right things, if you don't go along with the big boys, then you are left way out in the cold, with nothing to live on but scraps from the top table, and then only if you're lucky and the big boys are feeling benevolent that particular day.
The rest of Canada has a duty to stop the corruption here, if only to protect THEIR stake in the resources here, resources that are being bled to death by a few powerful families here.
Post a Comment