Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk will review university s books; others call for criminal investigation
Author of the article: Jim Moodie
Publishing date: May 04, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 6 minute read • Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General of Ontario, spoke at the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Bryston s on the Park in Copper Cliff, Ont. on Thursday June 14, 2018. She has been asked to audit the books of cash-strapped Laurentian University. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network
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While Laurentian has passed its first hurdle in insolvency court at the expense of many programs and jobs many are still questioning how the school got into such a financial mess in the first place.
Calls to hold Laurentian accountable grow
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Parliament s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has voted to not proceed with a proposed probe into the department of energy s Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme.
The proposal was submitted by DA MP Kevin Mileham but garnered no cross-party support.
The committee then passed a separate vote to say that most of its concerns around the programme had been addressed.
Parliament s Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has voted against a proposal to launch an investigation into how bids were awarded for a multi-billion-rand programme to fast-track new power production.
Members on Wednesday voted along party lines at the end of a three-hour hearing. The vote was proposed by the DA s Kevin Mileham, who was seconded by his party colleague James Lorimer. But the proposal garnered no cross-party support and failed.
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Justice Minister Ronald Lamola welcomed the UK s sanctions against the Guptas and their associate Salim Essa.
The UK placed Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, and Essa on a Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime.
Lamola hopes other countries will also join the fight against corruption.
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola welcomed the UK imposing sanctions on the Guptas and expressed his hope that other countries will also join in a concerted effort to root out corruption.
On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced that the UK is imposing sanctions on Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, and their associate Salim Essa for their roles in a persistent pattern of corruption in South Africa which caused significant damage to the South African economy and its people.