A Canadian Press Investigation: Employment Insurance Boards of Referees

Employment Insurance Boards of Referees: A Canadian Press investigation found as many as one of every five chairpersons on the Employment Insurance Boards of Referees gave money to political parties, riding associations and election candidates while they served on the tribunal, according to The Star. Those donations run afoul of guidelines for administrative tribunals, such as the EI referees boards, which hear complaints about EI decisions about issues such as denied benefits and fraud and OTTAWA Dozens of people appointed to plum patronage jobs have been donating to the Conservative party, despite government rules that forbid it. All but one of the dozens of donations went to Conservatives, Election Canada records show. The lone non-Tory donation went to a Liberal riding association in the Toronto area. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.