Jim Love, chair of the Royal Canadian Mint (and close personal friend of Jim Flaherty), ran a lucrative side business advising Canadians how to avoid paying taxes.
Besides the issues of conflict of interest and treason, how the hell does the chair of the mint have enough spare time to run this kind of consulting firm? Considering the high level of pay (from the taxpayers) and responsibilities (to the taxpayers), the position should be so all-encompassing that he doesn’t have time to even consider starting a side business. If the mint job is, in fact, only part time, then the government should drastically reduce the pay and benefits to reflect that reality. Regardless, the government must fire Love immediately with just cause and ban him from working for any government agency again.
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Jim Love, Canadian Mint chairman, helped run offshore 'tax-avoidance scheme' for clients - Politics - CBC News