The idea of hiring a private contractor to wipe hard drives in the McGuinty premier’s office was “stupid” and didn’t warrant a warning, says the boss of Ontario’s civil service during the gas plants documents scandal. “I took this to be a passing frustration and a stupid comment,” said Wallace, now city manager of Toronto. “I would never, ever approach a member of the premier’s office from a supervisory perspective,” said Wallace, who agreed to grant Livingston a special password allowing widespread computer access. Wallace said Livingston told him it was to erase personal and non-sensitive information before Wynne’s team took over. Miller lawyer Scott Hutchison asked Wallace in court Wednesday if he’d ever heard the acronym “CYA” — popularly known as cover you’re a--.

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 23:26 UTC