Still Patronizing, Are We?

Whether or not this latest instalment of the accusations by the opposition of patronage by Robert Ghiz and his government turns out to be true, it's easy to say that this government has been providing endless fodder for such accusations over the past year.

Recently, John Broderick, former Liberal Party of PEI President, (he was also a pal of Joseph Ghiz, getting VLT contracts from the province back in the day when he ran the show), has received a pretty decent job. He is now a full-time Commissioner at IRAC, free to rule on everything that comes across his chamber. There was absolutely no evidence produced (to date) that there was a fair and equitable hiring process conducted. I mean, I would've applied for this job had it been widely advertised.

Just before that, Nancy Guptill was appointed to the WCB. Now if her Liberal ties don't make her suspicious, the fact that her first words were "I hope this wasn't patronage!" makes you wonder if they even trust their own party to keep their promises. This one was tendered, so I won't complain about it, but really. Don't shoot yourself in the foot, Ms. Guptill. Guptill was a cabinet minister under Catharine Callbeck from 1993-1996. Callbeck was (surprise, surprise) Joseph Ghiz's (yes, the father of our Premier) successor.

Is Ghiz going to start being A LOT more open about his government's dealings? I sure hope so.

Keep your promise Ghiz, get patronage out of our province!