McGuinty had hand in hiring disgraced eHealth CEO
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
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Karen Howlett, Globe and Mail
August 12, 2009
Ontario Premier directly intervened in hiring of former exec Sarah Kramer, as requested by chairman Alan Hudson
Former eHealth Ontario chief executive officer Sarah Kramer landed the top job at the troubled agency after Premier Dalton McGuinty directly intervened in her appointment, over the objections of some of his own civil servants.
Ms. Kramer abruptly resigned from eHealth Ontario in June, amid scandal over lucrative contracts awarded without competitive tenders and nickel-and-dime spending by consultants. It became one of the most politically damaging episodes of the McGuinty government’s 5 1/2 years in power.