Disappearing Travel Expense Claims

-------- Your tax dollars at work ---------

Now you see it..... now you don't.

My request to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia was for Frank Anderson's Travel Expense Claims for the period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006. On November 28, 2008 Justice Hood concluded that SWSDA was a municipal body and subject to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act's Freedom of Information provisions. In January I finally received 147 pages of claims and supporting receipts. Those documents were to have included .... ALL .....
of Mr. Anderson's travel expenses for fiscal year 2005/2006.

They do provide details about Mr. Anderson's travel to Europe, Las Vegas, Ottawa, Clare, Toronto, the Valley, Halifax, Truro and assorted other locations........ including more than $25,000.00 in expense claims not counting Mr. Anderson's airfares for that year.

Soooo..... what's missing!?!

You guessed it.... ALL TRAVEL EXPENSES TO SHELBURNE COUNTY ... for that year.....

Does anyone think Mr. Anderson didn't travel to Shelburne County that year?

Does anyone believe he did but did not charge for his travel to Shelburne County?

Does anyone believe that Mr. Anderson just forgot to include his travel expenses to and for Shelburne County during that entire year as required by Justice Hood's decision?

Naw.... Mr. Anderson wouldn't ignore the Judge's Order.... that would be contemptuous of the Supreme Court's Order! .... Or would he?

So, how did he get reimbursed for all his travel to and for Shelburne County in 2005/2006?

Think you've got the answer?
If you do, send it to everyone on this blog by submitting your best guess as a comment. I'll let you know if I think you've guessed right! Alternatively ask your representative on the SWSDA Board (;-).... if they don't know maybe they can ask Mr. Anderson....