Manitoba broke rules with STARS contract: auditor general

[J31]

Unbelievable

From CBC:

"The Manitoba government did not follow proper procedures when it signed a multimillion-dollar contract with the STARS air ambulance service, and it's paid way more than other provinces, a report by the provincial auditor general has found.

The report by Auditor General Carol Bellringer, released on Wednesday, looked into why the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service was brought to the province without the contract being tendered.

When Manitoba Health signed a 10-year services purchase agreement (SPA) with STARS in 2011, no one else was given a chance to submit bids."

And this....16 million per year for ONE helicopter

"During negotiations with STARS, Manitoba Health was aware that it would likely be paying 231 to 618 per cent more per mission than what other provinces pay for similar services."

Read more at CBC http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ ... -1.2578041

[The Mole]

Would you like to by a calendar......

[Navajo Flyer]

All you have to do is "Smile and nod along, just smile and nod along...."

[MrWings]

Wow, someone finally called them out on it.

STARS created a service and then sold it as an essential service to provincial governments. Charter operators who had been filling the roll before STARS just weren't called anymore.

The not-for-profit label does not necessarily mean efficient and frugal as some people tend to think. Donations still support large managerial salaries.

[5x5]

Donations still support large managerial salaries.

And don't forget the impressive fleet of "ground support" vehicles.

[Hiflyer2]

You have to love social media and the internet because it is slowly bringing these scandalous criminals to justice. As soon as people begin to realize that someone very high up in the Premier's office had something to do with this handout the better off our nation will be. Do we think anything untoward may have gone on? We seem to be exposing the scandal but never following through with the prosecution of those criminal politicians and beurocrats. We just let them resign to a life of luxury after they take all of our money and walk away. AKA Ornge. Follow the money very closely. I know Ornge was involved in writing RFP's for other provinces and territories. Did this happen in Manitoba? Smells strangely similar. Again I say follow the money and prosecute the criminals!!!