I don't understand why it takes the auditor general to dig up things like this....where are beauracrat mandarin who get big bucks to manage the day to day affairs of our government.........
Stewart legendary on and off the field.
Former prisons ombudsman was known for prowess at the bargaining table
Nov. 30, 2006. 05:31 AM
JESSICA LEEDER
STAFF REPORTER
In the heyday of his football career, Ron Stewart was hailed as the "Mighty Mite," a Napoleon on the gridiron and one of Canada's most desirable bachelors.
Working jointly for the federal government and the now-defunct Ottawa Rough Riders in the late 1960s, he was cobbling together a decent enough income to sustain his penchant for the fine elements typical of a sports star's life: an entourage of blondes, expensive cars and custom suits, and "such delicacies as pheasant washed down with vintage wine," according to a 1965 Star article documenting his "playboy" lifestyle.
By then, Stewart — lambasted on Tuesday by Auditor General Sheila Fraser, who claimed that his final six-year stretch as prisons ombudsman was plagued with absenteeism, improper expense-account charges and misuse of government-purchased equipment — had built up a reputation in the Canadian Football League for being a legend on the field and off.
Go deep to catch this pass.....
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