Yet another government agency has been flagged by an auditor in what I'm sure will become an explosive scandal. It appears the children's aid society of Ontario (involving a York Region Branch) is about to be exposed as one more story in a litany of government abuse of public funds.
More than any other government agency, the Children's Aid Society has a moral obligation to perform its duties with the most solemn commitment, saving all resources to ensure the safety and care of children. Yet that is not the case. Luxury expenses, privileges beyond compare, and dare I say it, a "culture of entitlement" that borders on despicable.
Yet these types of stories are becoming all too familiar these days. It is time to remove "anonymity" of the public service and expose all forms of government corruption and privilege.
I can no longer buy the argument that high taxes are the price of our social services. With crumbling healthcare, a bloated public service, a growing list of departmental waste, and more stories of abuse and "entitlement", I'm left with the feeling that governments of all levels are utterly failing in their ability to function properly.
This isn't the fault of the "system". These are failures of people, unable to distinguish between the concept of ethics and their own personal gain. They are unable to see how their own actions affect the people they claim to serve.
Taxpayers are servicing the public service, not the other way around.
Shameful.
5 comments:
they get SUV's and we don't even get beer and popcorn... sheesh
Hi Sara,
I thought I might be seeing you here!
Hi Sara,
I thought I might be seeing you here!
This was a leaked document wasn't it? Why don't you wait to hear the other side of the story from CAS before you throw out your harmful statements. I for one think the CAS does an incredible job with very little resource and support. My thanks goes out to all the front line workers that protect the less fortunate children in our society, day in, day out, without much support from society or wanna be politicians
It is always the front line workers that get the bad rap, and that's unfortunate. But my beef is with the management, the bureaucrats. Did no one stop to think, gee, maybe 60,000 for an SUV is a bit much? Or, perhaps taking a 600 car allowance per month is out of line considering government owned vehicles are available? Or perhaps maybe a trip to all-inclusive carribean resorts might leave ethical questions?
What about the poor children that get abused (Randal Dooley and the Baldwin child come to mind) while under the care of the Children's Aid society? Are they not entitled to the full effort of the agency? The mere appearance of financial abuse would conclude that the full weight of the agency's resources DO NOT go toward the children.
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