Canwest News Service

June 17, 2009

TORONTO — Dr. Alan Hudson resigned Wednesday as chairman of eHealth Ontario, the provincial agency that became an embarrassment to Premier Dalton McGuinty when it was revealed workers had taken advantage of lax hiring rules to award bloated contracts to consultants, some of whom nickelled and dimed the public by expensing such items as cups of coffee and chocolate chip cookies.

Rob Ferguson amd Tanya Talaga
Queen's Park Bureau - Toronto Star

Stung by the eHealth Ontario spending scandal, Premier Dalton McGuinty replaced Dr. Alan Hudson as chair of the troubled agency and outlawed untendered contracts for highly paid consultants who can no longer expense "out-of-pocket" goodies like tea and Choco Bites.

Canwest News Service 
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Ashley Fraser/Canwest News Service

TORONTO -- Dr. Alan Hudson resigned Wednesday as chairman of eHealth Ontario, the provincial agency that became an embarrassment to Premier Dalton McGuinty when it was revealed workers had taken advantage of lax hiring rules to award bloated contracts to consultants, some of whom nickelled and dimed the public by expensing such items as cups of coffee and chocolate chip cookies.

Parents and politicians vow to continue the fight
 
By KIM ZARZOUR (The Liberal)

New legislation passed this week at Queen's Park dealing with how schools handle bullying incidents won't do much to stop student-on-student violence, say parents, politicians and teacher groups.