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Vaughn Palmer: NDP says merit commissioner not needed. Yet report found hiring abuses are increasing

Finance minister ducks a simple question: Did she even read the latest report on problems by the commissioner

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VICTORIA — Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says the independent merit commissioner’s office should be abolished because it is not finding any abuses in government hiring.

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“They’re not finding areas to correct,” said Bailey, justifying Tuesday’s introduction of legislation to eliminate hiring oversight. “I don’t see any reason for the merit commissioner’s office to continue when they are finding zero difficulty.”

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