Auditor-General slams former "public-sector integrity commissioner" in report

[JBoy]

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/12/09/auditor-general-integrity-commissioner.html

Former integrity commissioner Christiane Ouimet behaved unacceptably for a public servant and allegations of wrongdoing against her are justified, an audit by Auditor General Sheila Fraser found.

Fraser's office began investigating Ouimet after receiving three separate complaints between Nov. 28, 2008, and July 17, 2009. Among the allegations was that Ouimet "yelled, swore and also berated, marginalized and intimidated certain PSIC employees, and that she engaged in reprisal actions," the audit says.

In her interviews with the auditor general's office, Ouimet denied the allegations about her conduct, saying she acted in good faith and always within the boundaries of government policies. She also accused many of her former employees of being incompetent and unproductive. But the auditor general's office found emails, documents on the PSIC's shared drive and notes to corroborate the complaints.

In one case in particular, the auditor general's office found that Ouimet violated Canada's Privacy Act when she "undertook a series of retaliatory actions" against a former employee she believed was taking part in the audit.

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In my view, it doesn't get any worse than this. The person appointed to head up the organization to protect whistle-blowers turns out to be a classic version of someone who needs the whistle blown on them.