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Spoke to Service Nova Scotia representative today and was told that to his knowledge the former Minister Jamie Muir did not write a separate letter to SWSDA about the UNSM's resolution on the provision of municipal guarantee's for RDA's.... SURPRISE!
Rather.... I am told that the Department wrote to the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities (UNSM), providing a response to all of the resolutions passed by the UNSM.. You can find this resolution and the purported response at http://www.unsm.ca/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=157&Itemid=102
Let's read this "response" from the Minister and see if we should be reading between the lines..... Here's what his "response" says.......
1. "There are a number of issues that have to be taken under consideration..." Where I come from this means.... Whoa... not so fast..... this is more complicated than you suggest....
2. "...for this request to move away from the long established policy that limits guarantees..." I believe in government-speak this means.... We've had this policy for a long time and it is well established.... we really would need incredibly good reasons and justification for changing the way we've done it .
3. "My Department will discuss this matter with the Department of Economic Development..." This means.... it will get complicated and they may not be willing to support this suggestions so we make no promises.
4. "...as well as the Municipal Finance Corporation, the entity responsible for issuing borrowing debentures on behalf of municipal government." As I read it this means.... and if the Department of Economic Development has no objections.... my fallback position will be to refer this to the guys who really decide the borrowing and lending powers of municipalities.... Hey ... pay attention... we're talking BORROWING DEBENTURES HERE! Not just loan guarantees..... this is complicated stuff....
RESPONSE:
There are a number of issues that have to be taken under consideration for this request
to move away from the long established policy that limits borrowing guarantees to
municipal corporations that have established under the Municipal Government Act. My
Department will discuss this matter with the Department of Economic Development,
who is responsible for the Regional Community Development Act, as well as the
Municipal Finance Corporation, the entity responsible for issuing borrowing debentures
on behalf of municipal government.
The Honourable Jamie Muir
NOPE..... THIS IS THE KIND OF RESPONSE GOVERNMENT WRITES WHEN THE ANSWER IS NO.... I WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH COMFORT FROM IT IF I WERE MR. ANDERSON....
Indeed... it looks like Mr. Anderson is trying to make something out of thin air.... sorry... doubt it'll work this time......
What do you think?
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8 comments:
Wouldn't the snippet of Muir's letter automatically raise a red flag? We know ERD have been asleep at the switch, but this appears to be an obvious attempt to deceive.
Mr. Paris, The promised audit of SWSDA is long overdue.
It would be interesting to see the results of a "B-Scan 360". Unethical practices are your red flags!
Recommended reading - "Snakes in Suits" - Paul Babiak, PhD & Robert D. Hare, PhD
Questions for Shelb. Co. SWSDA Members of the Board:
l. Is your CEO charming?
2. Is your CEO deceitful?
3. Is your CEO a manipulator?
4. Does your CEO bully others?
5. Have you witnessed unethical or fraudulent behaviour?
6. Have you carried out your fiduciary duties to the best of your ability?
Using this out of context is amateurish for Frank. He's on a slippery slope and this isn't going to help his cause. As a member of the board I'd be feeling squeamish, knowing that I had aided and abetted by oversight and the total lack of checks and balances.
Whoa - just read a bit on the B scan! The damage has been done so now to correct the problem.
EXCITEMENT BUILDS READY FOR GATHERING OF MANY PERSONALITIES LOOKING FOR HONEST ANSWERS IF HONEST QUESTIONS ARE ASKED !!!!!!!!
There have been a few references to Ponzi and it seems this has been allowed to morph into something with tentacles in every nook and cranny. Totally amazing this wasn't nipped in the bud years ago. Good luck Mr. Paris, you have a rough road ahead of you - oops, I wasn't referring to the 103.
There are still many who don't agree with the airing of this dirty laundry and feel the courts are the place to settle disputes. We see how slowly the wheels of justice turn and we have witnessed the wasted funds SWSDA have paid out to their lawyers. Become active in your communities and set your biases aside. It takes a small community like Clyde River to show just what can be accomplished with citizen involvement. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
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