Seven Oaks Scam Happenings in The Legislature!
Here are some happenings from the Legislature for Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7, 2005!
Monday, June 6, 2005 during Oral Questions, a couple of questions were posed by Myrna Dreidger:
Mrs. Myrna Driedger (Charleswood): Mr. Speaker, the government report on the illegal activity by the Seven Oaks School Division was a whitewash. The government basically refused to look at the inaction and the mishandling of this situation by the Minister of Education. In fact, in responding to concerns and allegations raised by a citizen from Seven Oaks, the report says that the Minister of Education signed a letter that was incorrect and inappropriate. Given that the Minister of Education has assured us that he fully understands The Public Schools Act, I would like to ask the Minister of Education why then would he sign a letter that was supposedly incorrect and inappropriate.
Link to Hansard Report of Seven Oaks Questions!
On Tuesday, June 7, 2005, The Legislature began sitting at 9:00am (they are way behind on their agenda and are trying to conduct all their business by the end of the week) with the Debate on Committee of Supply Concurrence Motion. Hon. Jon Gerrard started with some questions for Education Minister Bjornson including:
While I have a quick glance over this, I will ask the minister a question on a slightly different subject, and that deals with the report which came out very recently on the matters in the Seven Oaks School Division. Clearly, one of the things that were indicated in that report was that the minister had signed a document which was inappropriate and should not have been signed by the minister, should not have been drafted by the school board or the Public Schools Finance Board.
I would presume that the minister would be offering an apology in terms of having signed that when he should not have signed that. Is that correct?
Link to Hansard Report of Seven Oaks Questions on Tuesday!
During Oral Questions on Tuesday afternoon, Myrna Dreidger asks that the Auditor General to a review:
Now the Minister of Education wants the school division to audit themselves. Well, it is like putting the fox in charge of the hen house. I would like to ask the Minister of Education today will he call in the Auditor General to do a proper, full, complete, unbiased review.
Link to Oral Questions for Tuesday, June 7, 2005!
Tuesday afternoon also saw Education Critic, Myrna Dreidger, make a grievance to the Legislature:
I am pleased to stand and have some time to address some of the outstanding issues of mismanagement by this government. I do not often stand and grieve in terms of what the government is doing, but there are so many things that are happening right now that it certainly begs some comments on the record about this.