University Prince Edward Island and Robert Ghiz

Wade Mac Lauchlan: Wade Mac Lauchlan, the former University of Prince Edward Island president who replaced Ghiz in February, moved quickly to introduce conflict-of-interest reforms aimed at improving government transparency and accountability, saying the province needed to restore public confidence and trust, according to The Chronicle Herald. A three-year RCMP investigation into allegations of fraud involving an immigrant investor program was closed in January with no charges laid. The election results on Monday night will show if they have succeeded after Robert Ghiz announced he would step down as Liberal premier in November. MacLauchlan has also asked the province auditor general to examine the conduct of current and former elected officials and staff in an Internet gaming plan that was scrapped in February 2012. The public is upset … with the scandals and suggestions of scandal. The Liberals realize that the last four years have not been happy ones for them, says Don Desserud, a professor of political science at the University of Prince Edward Island. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.