All the parties in Canada’s Parliament are wrong on whether to let the Auditor General do a performance audit of MPs expenses. First because the A-G office has in the past performed such audits (1980 and 1991), but because we know from other jurisdictions (the UK being the most recent and egregious), an awful lot can be hidden.
So the decision of Parliament to reject the A-G’s request is tantamount to admitting they have something to hide…
3 comments
johndoe124 says:
13 May 2010 at 19:02 (UTC -7 )
I agree. Furthermore not one red cent of taxpayers’ money should be hidden from scrutiny. It’s our money, not theirs.
Terry Collins says:
13 May 2010 at 21:56 (UTC -7 )
There aren’t many people who work on the Hill who are more respected than Sheila Fraser. If she says she has good reasons to check the books, I trust her judgment. Unfortunately this story will probably get buried by other political issues in the media currently.
Cynical Bard says:
25 May 2010 at 22:17 (UTC -7 )
Well johndoe, I can agree but I don’t think Ms Fraser gets to look at the CBC or the Dept of Indian Affairs. She should but I am sure she does not.
With regard to the MP’s. When someone behaves like he has something to hide, its probably because he has something to hide.