Did Premier allow payments to be made to consultants without Treasury Board approval, and if so, why
Did the Premier, during his tenure as Minister of Transportation and Works, directly appoint consultants
How can project that had original value of less than $180,000 get funding for over $1.2 million without Treasury Board approval
If there is no excuse for not following internal policies, why did Premier fail to provide the proper oversight in departments noted by the Auditor General
Is it now the best practice of the Dept. of Finance to get receipts and documentation before paying a bill
When Premier was Minister of Transportation and Works, did he appoint consultants
Why could the Auditor General not identify instances where guidelines were followed to appoint consultants, nor sufficient documentation to support the rationale for the minister directly appointing consultants
Why did Premier allow consultants' travel costs to be made without any supporting documentation
Why did Premier allow payments to be made to consultants without Treasury Board approval
Why did Premier directly appoint consultants when he was minister
Why didn't Premier have Cabinet provide the proper oversight before paying out $3.2 million for extra contracts
Why didn't Premier provide the oversight to ensure that projects were being effectively monitored
Why is Premier hiring an external consultant to draft guidelines on how government should deal with external consultants
Why is Premier not being open, fair and transparent in the hiring of external consultants in the spending of taxpayers' money
Why were payments that did not receive proper Treasury Board approval made on contracts where the consultant was hand chosen by the minister
Will Premier be hiring more consultants for other departments, such as Transportation and Works