Acts of Founded Wrongdoing
The Global Affairs Canada Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) received a disclosure of wrongdoing under the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA), alleging wrongdoing under subsection 8 (b) a misuse of public funds or a public asset and (e) a serious breach of a Code of Conduct.
The investigation concluded that an executive at a Canadian mission abroad repeatedly and systemically used their administrative assistant to schedule medical appointments and liaise with various medical clinics, as well as book other leisure activities. The executive also routinely used the Mission vehicle and drivers to attend medical appointments and other personal errands. In doing so, the executive used their official role to inappropriately obtain advantages for themselves and did not effectively and efficiently use the public resources they managed.
The investigation concluded that the executive committed wrongdoing as described in subsection 8 (e), that being a serious breach of a Code of Conduct.
The executive resigned before the conclusion of the investigation.
The Senior Officer for Internal Disclosure (SOID) recommended the delegated manager, in consultation with the Labour Relations Centre of Expertise, conduct a disciplinary process to address the findings of wrongdoing and take appropriate administrative measure including the review and reassessment of the executive’s performance assessment rating.
The SOID also recommended that relevant information be shared with the Personnel Security division to determine whether the senior executive’s security clearance should be reviewed.