Dear Editor,

I wonder if you could help explain to me the rationale behind the auditor general being on the board of the Integrity Commission (IC).

To me, it presents a bit too much intermingling and conflict of interest to make actual sense, but then there are many aspects of government that make no practical sense. If, for instance, a whistleblower emerges from the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD), to whom does he/she run? We all know the AuGD’s office addresses whistleblowing; so then I guess it’s like blowing a whistle in the forest with no one there to hear. It will surely make no sound.

Can the Office of the Services Commission be relied upon in this instance?

I find that we make it increasingly difficult to bring to account those in government of significant power and those with the belief that they possess same.

Disciplinary proceedings seem to single out the “small man”, while the power wielders feel no pressure.

I truly look forward to your viewpoint.

Kemar Baxter

baxter.kemar@gmail.com