The PDN has been aware of this CRTC lease/EDA grant/“shell game” matter for several months. Substantiated facts revealed months ago the Port did not do proper due diligence in regard to this CRTC lease and as such risked losing a $2M grant. Substantiated facts also revealed all three commissioners were in the exec session when Burke suggested playing a “shell game” to account for a financial discrepancy. This is more than an election season issue, this is a matter of elected officials and senior staff of the Port being seemingly complicit in the cover up of gross negligence...of which I would not go along with and paid a high price for doing so.

It’s my hope this is the beginning of genuine transparency in the Port’s governance. We all make mistakes and we all know things get worse when we try to cover them up. I think openly and honestly acknowledging what happened with this issue will go a long way to regain public trust.