Employment Insurance Boards of Referees: As many as 16 of the 48 people so far appointed to the tribunal donated money to the party, riding associations or candidates, according to Elections Canada records. None of the appointees appear to have given money to any other political party, according to CBC. Questions first arose last week after The Canadian Press revealed that as many as one of every five appointees to the Employment Insurance Boards of Referees which are now being phased out ran afoul of federal guidelines for political donations by giving money to the Conservative party during their terms and Up to a third of the people who landed cushy patronage jobs on the new Social Security Tribunal gave money to the Conservative party, public records show. 'Our government makes appointments based on merit' Jan O'Driscoll, spokesman for Human Resources Minister Diane Finley The finding emerged as the Conservatives faced another barrage of questions in the House of Commons on Monday over the appointments.
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