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Originally Posted by calculoso
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Well, this can't be good:
was also paid $3,000 for five full days of consulting on the Edmonton Aboriginal Gathering Place in which, according to his itinerary, he met with the same three people all day, each day. Maskell, who at the time got a transitional allowance for serving in government, didn't return calls yesterday.
I've never been a "consultant" so I don't know, maybe 3 grand is fine for 5 days of work. However, at the same time,....
The documents, obtained by the Alberta Liberals under the Freedom of Information act, also show Maskell was paid for 30 hours of work in one other day and 28 hours on another. Both were September 2005 events; in one, Maskell represented then-Indian Affairs minister Pearl Calahasen -- who personally asked in memos that Maskell be contracted without tender -- and cut a ribbon. In the other, he "participated in a flag-raising ceremony" and "presented blankets to elders and other activities."
Now that doesn't look good at all.
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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
While I agree with the contract not being tendered being a major concern, I am curious if Taft can actually show a "pattern".
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Yes, there is no doubt that there is liberal opportunism in here, like I stated in my post. But in all honesty, that is be expected. But they do have a point about the part that I bolded. And yes, I will wait for more info to come out, but you can't tell me a 30 hour day (0r 28, whichever one you prefer) for cutting a ribbon or raising a flag.... even if other duties were involved.