You can imagine my surprise when I opened my Globe and Mail this morning and discovered that not only is Stephen Harper continuing his daily broken promise routine, but that he is breaking wind with his 6 month, $500k appointment of Harvie Andre to the position of land-transfer negotiator with the NWT government.
Mr. Andre appears to be in a severe conflict of interest given his current capacity as the President of Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd., an Alberta-based company that rents drilling equipment for the oil-and-gas industry and not to mention his other lobbying gigs.
Andre was a Mulroney era Minister of Supply and Services, Consumer and Corporate Affairs, and Government House leader.
Once when asked about his friends and former staff getting lucrative government contracts he opined, "It is better to know Harvie Andre than to be Harvie Andre". For half a million dollars in non-tendered contracts Mr. Andre, know thy self.
Today Canadians are right to wonder about what happened to the Steve Harper's election talk of integrity and how once again they find themselves hosed by one of Brian Mulroney's buddies.
2 comments:
Is this just a build up to credibility so you can then endorse Maurizio?
Or did I hit a little too close to home? I've seen NRCat on your blog and know that you are in the back pocket of the oil patch. How would you feel about this type of blatant cronyism in the selection of mascots?
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