Moldy Peaches

Maybe Brian Pallister can step down from his throne now and issue an apology to David Dingwall.

Pallister maybe right to question the travel and policy guidelines at the Mint, but should be careful since the same rules should be questioned for MPs and that is a bit of Pandora’s box.

An independent audit from PricewaterhouseCoopers found the expenses fell within the guidelines, but it added that judging those guidelines wasn't part of its mandate.
The report backed the claims of David Dingwall, who said there was nothing improper in his office spending during his tenure as the president and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.

Even his purchase of the infamous pack of gum was allowed. Why? The money allegedly spent on chewing gum was covered under the allowable $20/day incidental expenses. So basically if Dingwall wanted to have a shirt ironed, tip a bellman or buy gum, he was justified.

Pallister is also way out of line questioning why Dingwell took a *large* amount of money out his personal account from a hotel with a massage parlour. That is a personal matter and of no business to anyone but Dingwell. That issue sounds a little christen preacher - later caught with a escort - to me.

Maybe now Parliament can now get back to real business and tackle issues that matter to Canadians. Jeffrey Simpson is right, it is to easy for MPs and the Press to pursue $1.29 matters instead of debating the matter of policy or billion dollar programs.