Conflict of Interest and the Nalcor board appointments #nlpoli
2050 hrs – Mulligan Update – scroll to the end Leo Abbass is the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. He is a staunch of supporter of the Conservative Party. He…
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What Chesapeake Energy’s Financial Scandals Mean For The Rest of Us
Chesapeake-McClendon.png Given radioactive wastewater, earthquakes, and flammable tap water, one might think that drilling and fracking could not possibly have any more dirty secrets. But here’s the biggest secret of…
Rob Ford Could Be Removed From Office In Early September
Mark Sept. 5, 6 and 7 on your calendars. That is when Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will be in court regarding his breach of a conflict of interest law. If…
Heartland Payments to University of Victoria Professor Susan Crockford Probed
heartland logo.jpg University of Victory adjunct professor Susan Crockford doesn't seem interested in discussing the monthly payments she appears to receive from the climate denying Heartland Spinstitute. "Crockford would not…
What!!!
Say it ain’t so! A CPC Cabinet Minister caught doing something UNETHICAL!!!! Wow. That’s about as shocking as finding out Don Cherry isn’t a vegan! Sheesh, why does the MSM…
Rob Ford’s Pattern of Knowingly Disobeying Conflict of Interest Rules
Ford’s pattern of disobeying conflict of interest rules at City Hall goes back to 2005. This list further proves that there is no way Ford can claim ignorance in the…
Mayor Ford On Trial. Could Be Removed From Office
Rob Ford is to stand trial for conflict of interest for speaking on and voting on a motion in council that would personally benefit him financially. If the judge is…
Accountability Moment: Manhattan Institute’s Robert Bryce Squirms And Evades Question on Fossil Fuel Funding
Robert Bryce from the fossil fuel industry-funded Manhattan Institute just can't bring himself to answer a simple question about the fossil fuel industry funding flowing into his group. Readers of…
Hebron benefits less than touted #nlpoli
The companies developing the Hebron oil field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador won’t be doing as much of the construction work in the province as some people might have believed. According…
Journalists Ask NYTimes To Set Disclosure of Conflicts Policy For Op-Ed Contributors
New-York-Times-Logo.png Back in June, I wrote about my effort to seek answers from The New York Times public editor’s office regarding the paper’s lack of a policy for disclosure of…
Ethical walls and conflicts of interest
When I meet with clients for the first time, I tell them about confidentiality. The moment the client opens his mouth, I explain, I lose the right to act for…
Ado in Saskatoon
Some Senators at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon want the Chair of the Board of Governors to resign. She serves on the Board of the nuclear giant, Cameco. The…
Manhattan Institute Op-ed Exemplifies Why NY Times Should Require Disclosure of Financial Conflicts
6719.jpg The New York Times ran an op-ed last week by Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute, a group funded by Koch Industries, ExxonMobil and other polluters to confuse the…