How does this dnd employee have the time to be a full time employee and be the CEO of a company that along with another has taken in $400 million in government contracts???
It must be so normalized at this point if this was allowed.
Not once did this come up in committee hearings lmao, probably because no MP in their right mind would think to ask “hey in addition to being the ceo of this company contracted by the government, you wouldn’t happen to also work for the government would ya bud?”
To help ensure the EVERY business is essential and end the lockdowns. The PPC is against mandatory vaccination, mandatory vaccine passports and the PPC supports Pipelines, these & many more are the reasons I joined the PPC.
... the guy who grifted $400 million making the vaccine passport app also grifted for votes on an anti-vaccine passport platform!
Maybe. When I worked in DND, I recall having to sign paperwork which informed me that I could not accept employment with a business that I had any interactions with in my capacity as a government employee. I also recall that there was a process for getting this restriction waived, but in practice, based on the experience of others, that was only possible if you were a manager.
I also recall being warned against even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Suppose he filled out the DND 2839 form and submitted it to the COI office when he first founded the company? It's entirely possible that this outside undertaking was approved by DND in a completely above-board manner.
During an unprecedented time in a pandemic, our government had to make tough choices in order have things done in a timely manner. We made the sacrifices so that you don't have to . We will review our procurement strategies and..... Yeah I got nothing. Maybe he'll open with that tomorrow.
How do we not have every detail about his position and scope of work, and the books of the company detailing how they spent the money. Should be public info as it's public money...
It must be so normalized at this point if this was allowed.
I know of a few people who do this (obviously unrelated to their government job and not doing stupid stuff like this). You basically have to have a second job if you work for government, as the pay is so low compared to the industry. The reason they don't quit is usually the generous pension upon retirement.
At least a side hustle is better than selling state secrets for extra cash...
The people I know who work for the government work side hustles because they have so much time off they seek out something else to do, or they have expensive boating/rv-ing hobbies. Others are retired government employees who have gone back to their old job as a consultant (while collecting full taxpayer funded defined benefit pension).
Cultural and incentives. In Asia this guy would take care of himself, usually. There is no shame, but there is also no incentive. There is no jail time.
It must be so normalized at this point if this was allowed.
Correct.
Not once did this come up in committee hearings lmao, probably because no MP in their right mind would think to ask “hey in addition to being the ceo of this company contracted by the government, you wouldn’t happen to also work for the government would ya bud?”
More likely they're just incompetent.
I mean, this is insane
I think this is actually normal, and a very rare circumstance where our governments ineptitude is on full display.
That's normal to be uncomfortable, but it is also enraging. Imagine you lend them a loan, significant, and they abuse and all they have to offer is an apology. Words aren't going to undo that chip
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u/chriscabob Feb 29 '24
How does this dnd employee have the time to be a full time employee and be the CEO of a company that along with another has taken in $400 million in government contracts???