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NS: Steele orders stop to March madness spending
[HALIFAX, NS] — The province is putting a halt to “March madness” spending by civil servants, says Finance Minister Graham Steele. A letter to senior bureaucrats dated March 4 from the treasury board directs them not to make any unplanned year-end spending. More
NS: Dexter won’t “go it alone” in expense cleanup
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Canadian Press is reporting that Premier Darrell Dexter is planning to get input from all parties as the government strives to reform MLA expense allowance spending. For more information, read the story at Metro News: http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/local/article/459985–input-wanted-for-spending-reforms More
NS: Opposition reveals MLA spending figures
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Canadian Press is reporting that Nova Scotia’s two opposition parties have released spending details revealing how much their MLAs spent on additional staff and bonuses for constituency assistants. For more information, read the story at CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/20/ns-opposition-mla-spending.html More
NS: Scandal continues with reveal of all MLA expenses
[HALIFAX, NS] — Len Goucher must have had a very cramped office. The former Tory MLA from Bedford-Birch Cove expensed more computers, more cameras, more printers and more video cameras than any other MLA. He also spent taxpayer dollars on a Dance Dance Revolution videogame. His record $38,694 in assets expensed was more than seven other [...] More
NS: Tories demand full disclosure on double dippers
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Tories want the curtains to be fully pulled back on which politicians misused public money. A partial list of MLAs linked to auditor general Jacques Lapointe’s report was released Monday, but many other abuses remain anonymous. More details are believed to be included in a letter from Lapointe to speaker Charlie Parker. More
NS: Spending spree over for MLAs with proposed new rules
[HALIFAX, NS] — Premier Darrell Dexter has just released a statement saying he accepts and agrees with the recommendations of Nova Scotia’s Auditor General with regards to MLA expenses. “I believe that the regulations need to be updated to reflect a contemporary office or working environment and that clear, adequate, guidelines are required,” said Dexter. More
NS: MLAs guilty of spending abuses, says auditor general
[HALIFAX, NS] — The Canadian Press is reporting that a Nova Scotia auditor general report released today reveals there have been “excessive and inappropriate” expenditures by MLAs due to major weaknesses in the system. For more information, read the story at CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/03/ns-mla-expenses-audit.html More
PE: MLAs want lobster fishermen to get fair share
[CHARLOTTETOWN, PE] — Island MLAs want to get to the bottom of why lobster fishermen are receiving so little for what is considered a luxury food across the globe. MLAs plan to call key players from the industry, including the P.E.I. Fishermen’s Association, processors and people within the provincial bureaucracy responsible for marketing, before a legislative [...] More
PE: Silencing accusations hover over PNP probe
[CHARLOTTETOWN, PE] — Opposition leader Olive Crane wants the auditor general to be allowed to give more information on his probe into the PNP, but feels the government is trying to keep controversial details quiet. More
