NDP want RCMP to investigate e-gaming
Party says deleted emails should be focus of investigation
At a press conference Thursday, the leader of the NDP on Prince Edward Island said the party plans to meet with the RCMP on Monday, and lodge an official complaint concerning the province's e-gaming initiative.
Last week, Auditor General Jane MacAdam said in her report on e-gaming that there had been some difficulty obtaining key documents, including some email accounts which were improperly deleted, according to the province's Archives and Records Act.
"Islanders know better, they know what's going on, they want the truth to come out," said Redmond. "The RCMP is the only way at this point, barring a full judicial inquiry, to have that happen, we need to have our justice system work for the people of P.E.I."
'People are concerned'
Scott Gaudet, NDP Candidate for District 21 Summerside-Wilmot, said he's heard a lot about the e-gaming report on the campaign trail.
"I've got a fresh ear on the street right now," said Gaudet. "People are concerned, they want to know what happened, why it happened, and who is going to pay for it."
At a media briefing last Wednesday, Auditor General Jane MacAdam said she didn't believe she'd uncovered anything criminal in her investigation into the province's e-gaming initiative.
There are currently no penalties for deleting emails under the Archives and Records Act. The province says it is committed to implementing the Auditor General's recommendations, including records management, which would include how violations of the Archives and Records Act should be addressed.