CBC NEWS: Monday, August 31, 2009
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan has cleaned house at the problem-plagued Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The troubled agency's entire board of directors has been replaced and Kelly McDougald has been removed as CEO. Duncan says he's also asked the province's auditor general to review expense practices at the gaming corporation, which runs Ontario's lotteries and casinos.
The move comes after the government found questionable expense claims filed by executives going back years. They included the cancellation of a deposit on a Florida condo by Michael Sharland, the OLG's former vice-president of security and surveillance who took a paid leave of absence in 2007. Another OLG executive charged the agency nearly $500 for a nanny so that she could attend meetings during a four-month period in 2006.Other senior staff billed the agency for small items like a $7 pen refill, a $1.12 cloth grocery bag and a $30 car wash.Duncan released two years' worth of expense claims filed by OLG executives and senior staff.
He says the OLG board has been temporarily filled by senior bureaucrats until a new board is selected.It's the second Ontario government agency to get a major overhaul in the last few months.eHealth Ontario CEO Sarah Kramer and board chairman Dr. Alan Hudson left the troubled agency following shocking spending excesses by consultants and executives.
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