Fishy Business on the Island (w/ Stu Neatby)
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The episode discusses a corruption scandal in Prince Edward Island involving a golf course development and allegations of bribery.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit hatchetmedia.ca It’s not surprising that Prince Edward Island gets ignored by most of the press outside of the Maritimes. It’s by far the smallest province, with less than 200,000 residents. And the last time PEI politics were being covered nationally was when PEI senator Mike Duffy was at the centre of a massive expense scandal well over a decade ago. But that lack of attention is a disservice. Because PEI isn’t just a collection of small communities. It’s a full-fledged province, with equal standing in Confederation, and with a government responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in spending. For a relatively small place, those are some pretty high stakes. So I was really interested to read about a possible corruption scandal that’s come out in the province, which has already led to the resignation of a cabinet minister and is being investigated by the RCMP. It involves allegations of a golf course development, sensitive wetlands and allegations of bribery. Which sounds like your cookie-cutter corruption scandal. But there’s a lot of things about this story that are out of the ordinary. First off, this alleged…
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