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"Ms. Spence added that she had asked for a forensic audit but was told that would take too long. She said the auditor was in the community for a total of 10 days to complete a comprehensive audit and did not consult some records that were available."
Harper style witch hunt.
First off no one here understands the rules and regulations put on to Reserves by Indian Affairs in how they spend their money. Secondly Chief Spence called for a forensic audit which was refused by Harper and his government. Does that sound like a woman who has something to hide? Who has something to hide is Harper, because a forensic audit would show that there was no illegal or other activities done by Chief Spence or the council. Harper would rather the rumour mill of gossips and the insinuations and accusations keep coming because it suits his purpose against Spence and the Native people in general. It’s what his voting base wants to hear.
People also have to educate themselves about the history of Canada and the treaties with the First Nations people…..including the treaties that were not kept by previous governments and the treaties that were ignored by past and present governments and the theft of land without treaties. If you look at the treaties…… you will find that the money given to them are not handouts…….they are money owed to the Native people. Certainly the treaties were done long ago, but they still stand. It would be no different than any other person in Canada who had an agreement with someone to rent their land and they would want that agreement…..adhered to in full!
Lastly the LFP (London Free Press) article. The LFP is owned by Sun Media, the most fanatical right winged media organization in Canada and a fervent Harper supporter. It is unfortunately the equivalent to the right winged Fox News in the US……with a heavy dose of National Enquirer. Now look at the author of the article …..Farza Hassan. I tried looking the person up on the Internet to see what qualifications he or she had with the Native situation and found …..nothing…..I mean nothing not only in the Native area but for that matter not even any articles on any subject. Then I looked down in the LFP article to the comment section and found the information from Leila Paul.
Comments about Chief Spence and weight loss are not necessary. What’s the point in saying things like that? Comments about home schooling comparisons have no association with this situation and I am sure that there is very little, if at all, home ‘high school’ abilities that match being in a school with good knowledgeable teachers and the proper equipment to keep students in a school wherever it is, on the same level as kids in any other school in Canada.
The audit found that going back to April 1, 2005, the band council didn’t properly prepare budgets or keep minutes to support band council resolutions. About 80 per cent of the transactions analyzed — many of which took place before Spence became chief in 2010 — didn’t have proper documentation to support spending of about $104 million in funding provided to Attawapiskat during that time.
1. A lot of documentation was there. As Chief Spence said ….” the auditor was in the community for a total of 10 days to complete a comprehensive audit and did not consult some records that were available.”
A ‘comprehensive’ audit for years of bookkeeping, well before Chief Spence would take longer than 10 days and a ‘comprehensive’ audit would not overlook documents available, they would look through all documents.
This was not comprehensive or thorough at all and in my personal estimation it was a set up by Harper which he kept and released when he needed it.
2. Despite the so-called comprehensive audit, there are no allegations or proof of any ill-doing, other than what some would consider poor bookkeeping both past and present in the mind of the auditor.
Also the books of all Rez’s are overseen by the Dept of Indian Affairs and inspected on a yearly basis and there were never any questions, or accusations about the books done at Attawapiskat.
The accusations and the agenda based innuendos are coming from people in Canada who have something against Native people in general and unproven allegations are just convenient fodder for their cause.
The ‘facts’ are:
a) No company can do a ‘comprehensive’ audit of ‘years’ of elaborate transactions in 10 days. A friend of mine who owns a welding company had an audit done for one year and it took over a week. ‘Comprehensive’ ….I’d like to see proof of the accurate use of that word in this situation. And I repeat….no auditor would do a decent audit and not look at stored documents.
b) Not by the Dept of Indian Affairs that look at the books on a yearly basis or by this auditor appointed by the Harper government is there ‘any’ accusations or hint of any wrong doing……zip, nada, ziltch.
So why do some people keep bringing it up in the media? It’s because they are desperate and I mean that in every sense of the definition to find something….anything….on Chief Spence and the past Chiefs of that Reservation in order to give them fuel for their real agenda which is to discredit all Reservations and in association..... all Native people. Mulroney can take envelopes of cash in deals made in hotel suites and forget to claim them on his taxes and for many people it’s “lets forgetaboutit”. But let a Native council on a Reserve have what is just bad bookkeeping and the innuendos flyyyyyy!
Anyone who can’t see what is 'really' going on isn’t thinking.
puck…..I do not believe everything she says just because she is Native. Where do you come up with this stuff?……just because I am going against the views of others??
I’ve said in here many times that there are good and bad in every race of people.
Chief Spence could be dishonest but …………………………………there is nothing at all that points to that.
If she is I’ll come down on her as hard as anyone else.
However at this moment in Canada it seems that the Native people are the flavour of choice for being ridiculed and misinformation passed out and even down right lies are being told about them. Seriously, how would you like it if your books were audited and someone said they heard that you didn’t keep books like the auditor liked and you had missing information and then suddenly……..people started subtly accusing you of misappropriating or misusing funds. What would you say? Probably a) you have done nothing wrong and...... b) don’t judge me until all the facts are in.
Now if that’s how you would want to be treated………do the same for her!
Maybe all the facts are in
If they were and they showed any misdeeds they would be out in the media faster than a New York second. You know that.
As for the rest of the comments, they are all information and part information just thrown out there with little to nothing to back them up. ‘What about this and what about that’? Sounds like a bunch of part time junior detectives playing Clue without any dice.
Chief Spence also asked for a forensic audit…..why not ask yourself this question…..''why has it not been done''? Real simple, not difficult. I believe that this has not been done because both Harper and Indian Affairs know there is nothing wrong and an audit would clear things up once and for all……..which the government does not want. What is happening now with all those rumours and unanswered questions which open the door to innuendos and accusations are much more helpful for the CONs.
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