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Thursday, August 13, 2015

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Behind the job-rigging at ACOA

Officials tailored hiring criteria for MacKay aides, Public Service Commission finds   

OTTAWA — Two of Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s political aides had their civil service appointments revoked last fall when the hiring process was found to be rigged.

In total, three of MacKay’s aides were given civil service jobs linked to the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency after MacKay lost responsibility for it in 2008.

Two of them had their appointments revoked by the Public Service Commission after investigations found ACOA managers twisted hiring rules. The third appointment was never investigated.

One former MacKay staffer, Kevin MacAdam, is asking the Federal Court to intervene and let him keep his job.

Political staffer Shawn Masterson also had his appointment revoked. He is not fighting the decision and has left ACOA.

Investigators did not find evidence of political interference from MacKay’s office, but several high-ranking ACOA executives, including president Paul Leblanc, have been punished.

READ MORE: http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1130470-behind-the-job-rigging-at-acoa

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