David Livingston, former Chief of Staff to former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, leaves court in Toronto on 19 January 2018 after being found guilty of illegally destroying government documents. Photo: Canadian Press.
April 2018
David Livingston got off very lightly being sentenced to only 4 months in jail. Livingston should have been sentenced to 10 years in prison, but I’d be willing to cut it down to a year if he starts talking. Livingston owes it to all Ontarians to tell who else was involved and what they knew. If he was smart, he kept copies of some or all of the documents, so let’s see them Davie!
This has been an absolutely disgraceful chapter in the life of a disgraceful government. I would like to see the Liberal Party of Ontario pay back every cent that was squandered. It’s not enough that the government has instituted “new” policies and procedures to ensure this never happens again. Really, my dear Kathy?! Shouldn’t there have been policies and procedures in place before this happened? Oh that’s right, there were!
Of course this is besides the fact that given that Livingston covertly had these records destroyed, it would appear that he completely disregarded the policies that were in place at the time and would likely disregard any further “new” policies that may be enacted.
The destruction of these government records was not a mistake or the result of carelessness; it was a deliberate act to destroy government records that should have been retained and protected.
