Verbal
spin and avoidance by Dalton McGuinty at odds with Lottery
Minister’s written word, says MPP Arnott
Calling
on Dalton McGuinty to account for the roles and responsibilities
of the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Waterloo-Wellington
MPP Ted Arnott directed his concerns about the lottery
scandal to the Premier during Question Period in the
Ontario Legislature on April 3rd.
Mr.
Arnott asked the Premier to describe the Minister of
Public Infrastructure Renewal’s responsibilities vis-à-vis
the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Not
satisfied with the Premier’s lack of a response, Mr.
Arnott read from a letter by Minister Caplan that was
published in the Annual Report of the Ontario Lottery
and Gaming Corp for 2004/05. In that letter, the Minister
referred to himself as being responsible for giving
direction to the OLGC.
“Either
he’s at arms length or he’s not, clearly he thinks he
is responsible for the OLGC,” Mr. Arnott said. He then
asked the Premier: “That being the case, how could you
not call for his resignation, when there has been such
a serious breach of the public trust?”
The
Premier refused to answer the substance of the question.
“The
verbal spin by the Premier in the House is clearly at
odds with the Minister’s written word,” Mr. Arnott said
later. “The Minister must resign.”
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