Conservative Scandal?
Conservatives ran a campaign on higher Standards. Integrity was posted on the their campaign banners. What integrity will they have after this scandal?
First the liberal Ad Scam, now this one takes the cake. No wonder we have no confidence in our governments.
Or is this a desperate attempt from the liberals to make the conservatives look bad?
"Military police probe DND contracts
Employee fired over irregularities in transport deals worth $100M
James Gordon, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Military police have been called in to investigate irregularities surrounding almost $100 million worth of National Defence transportation contracts.
Section 34 of the act essentially requires a designated person in the department to certify that the work was done properly, for a fair price and under the terms of the contract.
The audit found Section 34 certification was non-existent on paid invoices related to 13 of the 109 sampled contracts and "questionable on a high percentage of the remaining invoices.
"More than half the sampled air, rail and sea contracts either did not include a contract ceiling, or the ceiling had been exceeded without benefit of a contract amendment," it added.
"Invoices related to 39 per cent of the sampled contracts included charges for items not mentioned in the contract and 24 per cent did not include supporting documentation for third-party charges."
The audit pointed out every rail carrier hired by the government billed for items not contained in the original contract.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/s...7d-548e04da8e8d
Conservatives ran a campaign on higher Standards. Integrity was posted on the their campaign banners. What integrity will they have after this scandal?
First the liberal Ad Scam, now this one takes the cake. No wonder we have no confidence in our governments.
Or is this a desperate attempt from the liberals to make the conservatives look bad?
"Military police probe DND contracts
Employee fired over irregularities in transport deals worth $100M
James Gordon, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Military police have been called in to investigate irregularities surrounding almost $100 million worth of National Defence transportation contracts.
Section 34 of the act essentially requires a designated person in the department to certify that the work was done properly, for a fair price and under the terms of the contract.
The audit found Section 34 certification was non-existent on paid invoices related to 13 of the 109 sampled contracts and "questionable on a high percentage of the remaining invoices.
"More than half the sampled air, rail and sea contracts either did not include a contract ceiling, or the ceiling had been exceeded without benefit of a contract amendment," it added.
"Invoices related to 39 per cent of the sampled contracts included charges for items not mentioned in the contract and 24 per cent did not include supporting documentation for third-party charges."
The audit pointed out every rail carrier hired by the government billed for items not contained in the original contract.
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/s...7d-548e04da8e8d
