What happened to the charges?

What ever happened to the criminal charges against the selected
few MLA's singled out as guilty? After years of sanctimonious
breast beating by the NDP they finally gained power only to
be caught in the same expense account scandals as the rest.
Strangely though some skated free as underlings claimed responsibility for "mistakes" in record keeping. How did Premier
Darrell Dexter manage to swim through the net? He bought himself a very high end digital camera (his hobby is photography) and not one but two high end laptops, one that was in use by his kid at school.
They think the funds are there to use as a personal Christmas fund. Why should we buy them GPS systems? They found their way around the riding to get elected (at that point they would have had to pay for the system out of their own funds) and if they can't find their way to the legislature without a taxpayer paid for GPS system fire them!

There is nothing in the job descriptions of MLA's that says they must take pictures and nowhere does it say use public funds to buy electronic toys for you family yet out Premier walked away after buying himself a $2100 cameras and both himself and his kid laptops. How can he walk away from this? Where is the equal justice in this country.

I guess it's true we are all equal some are just more equal than others.
Bruce DeVenne

NDP worst yet???????

This was all done under the NDP government lead by our Primer Double D. It seems that, now that we have a chance to see them up close and in power they are no different than the Liberals and Conservatives. One bright spot was Peter Stoffer but he finally succumbed to the toe the party sheep lie mentality. If you're going to vote, vote independent.

Companies connected with Nova Scotia Business, Inc board member James Kehoe to receive $585,688 in rebates approved by NSBI

"In March, while James Kehoe was a board member at Nova Scotia Business, Inc., the province's business development agency, that board approved over a half million dollars in payroll rebates for companies associated with Kehoe. Those payroll rebates were approved by the Dexter government on July 27."

"The day before, July 27, the Dexter cabinet issued several orders in council, approving a series of payroll tax rebates that had been approved by NSBI's board of directors on March 31. One payroll rebate, in the amount of $332,188, was awarded to Polysteel Atlantic Limited; a second, for $253,500, went to North-Air Window & Door Limited.............. The Joint Registry of Stocks lists James Kehoe as president of both companies. '

Full story at http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/companies-connected-with-nova-scotia-business-inc-board-member-james-kehoe-to-receive-585688-in-rebates-approved-by-nsbi/Content?oid=1780882
At again thank God for Tim Bousquet the only reporter it seems who does his homework and looks under the rocks for all the slimy things found there.

Bruce DeVenne

Off to a poor start????

NDP Premier Darrell Dexter's clean up and transparency campaign isn't off to a very good start it appears. Until today they have been saying 28 people were caught. They claim to have released all the names yet if you look at the CBC URL http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/04/ns-mla-expense-claims.html there is only half that. How are we supposed to put any faith the governments word when the first promise or statement is this far out of whack? Secondly an EX MLA will fix it. To most Nova Scotian's that's like hiring a fox to guard the henhouse. Why isn't there somebody private involved in it. Somebody from a well established citizen's advocacy group like the Halifax Homeowners Association's president or a member of their executive with no political ties? Actually the investigation part should be done by the RCMP with any possible charges being laid. Richard Hurlburg is gone, others should follow him.
Please visit my main web site at www.governmentripoff.com and take the time to sign the petition calling for a full open police investigation into this whole affair.

Bruce DeVenne