Acts of Founded Wrongdoing
1) Contravention of an Act of Parliament or any regulation made under any such Act, and a serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics.
On 6 May 2013, the departmental Internal Disclosure Office (IDO) received a disclosure of wrongdoing pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA). The disclosure alleges that Department of National Defence (DND) employees and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members had breached Government Contracts Regulations and government and departmental policies, and that a CAF member committed a serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics. Specifically, the following allegations were made:
•Contravention of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or of any regulation made under any such Act – It was alleged that individuals knowingly circumvented Treasury Board contracting policy, and departmental contracting regulations to obtain the services of a specific contractor.
•A serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics – It was alleged that an individual used his/her position to hire a member of his/her family.
The subsequent investigation conducted by the DSEI concluded the following:
•The allegation of a contravention of any Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province, or of any regulation made under any such Act was unfounded.
•The allegation of a serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics was founded.
The investigation report contained the following recommendations:
•As the serious breach of the DND and CF Code of Values and Ethics was conducted by an individual who has since retired, no further action was taken regarding this finding of wrongdoing.
The DND Senior Officer has informed management of the findings of the DSEI investigation. No further action is required.