CP: Tory MP's firm got government grant

[tuvor]

A Tory MP who's chairman of a Calgary firm says he had no idea the company received a $185,000 grant from his government last year.

Lee Richardson told The Canadian Press he was looking into the matter after it was raised by Liberal MP Marlene Jennings. Richardson is chairman and director of Streetlight Intelligence Inc., which develops street-light systems.

Natural Resources Canada gave the publicly traded company the grant last March so it could demonstrate the benefits of one of its energy-efficient products across Canada.

Richardson said his company had bid for a government contract in the past, which he raised with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/25/richardson-grant025.html

[CHIMO]

1. Even

Mulroney could do better than that!

[IntravenousDemilo]

2. Well, that grant will now be taken away, yes? n/m

[daleo]

3. He's a poor MP and a poor company director then

It surprises me that an MP can remain a company director while in office. There has to be separation of these functions, at least via blind trusts or something like that.