HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-02-09, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2000. PAGE 27.
Human Resources Minister Stewart responds
to accusations of mismanagement of funds
did not follow the requirement that
in order for a region to qualify for
money from the Transitional
Jobs Funds, the area must have a 12
per cent unemployment rate.
According to Statistics Canada, the
region has only six per cent unem
ployment.
Past president of the Huron-Bruce
Reform Party Doug Fines and other
local party members were in Ottawa
two weeks ago to “work through the
process” of getting out more infor
mation on the scandal.
Fines stated that the Reform Party
and taxpaying Canadians will not
stand for such mismanagement of
taxpayer dollars.
“We are calling for accountabili
ty,” said Fines, who added that even
Wiarton Willie received a HDRC
grant.
When asked to comment on the
allegations made by the Reform
Party, Stewart flatly stated that there
is no truth to the accusations.
“This is easy to answer because
they are completely false,” she said,
pointing out that the cessation in pro
duction of Massey-Ferguson farm
equipment was one of the major cat
alysts that led to a high unemploy
ment rate in her riding. “There is
nothing inappropriate in those
investments.”
“We have had serious unemploy
ment problems. (The grants) have
really helped turn the community
around,” she explained.
The upcoming days and weeks are
not expected to be easy for Stewart,
as pressure for her resignation
increased when parliament went
back into session Monday. In addi
tion, the audit into mishandling of
HRDC grants will continue and
increase in scope.
However, Stewart said she is com
mitted to getting to the bottom of the
problem in the HDRC and has the
full support of the Liberal caucus to
do so.
“I’m certainly prepared to ensure
the system has the documentation
that we need to confirm the good
investments that are being made
around this country,” she said.
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Amid accusations of gross mis
management of funds and calls for
her resignation, Minister of Human
Resources Development Canada
(HRDC) Jane Stewart attended a
Huron-Bruce Liberal fundraiser at
the Goderich Township Hall last
Thursday.
Stewart, accompanied by area
Member of Parliament Paul Steckle,
stated that she was happy to be visit
ing the riding and was looking for
ward to the evening’s events, which
included a dinner and a speech by
the minister to the more than 200 in
attendance.
“It’s great to be in this part of the
country and spend some time with
the constituents of Huron-Bruce,”
said Stewart as she reminisced with
Steckle about being elected in 1993.
“Paul and I go way back,” added the
Ontarian who represents the riding
of Brant, including the City of
Brantford.
Steckle was also very pleased to
have Stewart in attendance.
“We’ve had this planned for a
good number of months,” said
Steckle. “Given the weather condi
tions and that caucus has been run
ning for a couple of days, we are
very fortunate to have Jane here with
us.”
Stewart has been under fire in
recent weeks due to the HRDC’s
improper allocation of upwards of $ 1
billion in job creation grants.
When questioned by the media
regarding the current state of her
ministry prior to the dinner, Stewart
downplayed the situation by stating
that things “are well in hand”.
“There are no monies missing
from human resources, they are
invested in their communities in very
important programs, but what is
missing in some cases is the docu
mentation that supports those deci
sions,” she explained.
The breach of HDRC granting pro
tocol came to light when Reform
Party MP Diane Ablonczy,
Opposition Human Resources
Development Critic, brought the
matter to the attention of the House
of Commons. Since then, the opposi
tion has been on the offensive,
exposing more examples of improp
er grant distribution.
One such example alleges that
Stewart approved two grants
for her own riding against the rules
of the Canada Jobs Fund, a press
release from Ablonczy’s office stat
ed.
According to the release, Stewart
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