Yet another sneaky appointment for friends and family, Doug Ford quietly appointed Dean French\u2019s niece, Katherine Pal, to the Public Accountants Council.<\/p>\n
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The government did not announce French\u2019s family member\u2019s appointment with a news release when it was confirmed on Dec. 31, 2018. Pal is the niece of Dean French\u2019s wife, Jane Pal French. The position comes with a $1,400 a meeting paycheque.<\/p>\n
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\u201cDoug Ford has been making it rain first-class tickets on the gravy train for friends and family of his inner circle,\u201d said NDP MPP Taras Natyshak. \u201cThis reeks of nepotism, with paycheques, power and favours for Ford\u2019s inner circle, while everyday Ontarians get nothing but cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Also serving on the Public Accountants Council is Doug Ford and Dean French\u2019s personal attorney, Gavin Tighe. Ford appointed Tighe to be the council\u2019s chair in September.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHow many family members, close personal friends, business partners and lacrosse-playing friends of the French family will Doug Ford hand over cushy jobs to, paid for by the people of Ontario?\u201d said Natyshak. \u201cDo qualifications even matter in this government, when Doug Ford appoints the family members of his own staff to government jobs? These appointments stink and Ontarians deserve so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n
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