Thursday, March 24, 2011

Chair Appointment Questioned


The Opposition is questioning the McGuinty government's appointment of a panel to investigate the use of Agent Orange in Ontario.

NDP Critic Gillies Bisson says it's chair, Doctor Leonard Ritter, worked for a federal department that approved the chemical's use for over four decades.

"How independent can he be," says Bisson, "if he is in fact the very person who is responsible for the approval of Agent Orange in the first place?"

Natural Resources Minister Linda Jeffrey says she has all the confidence in Ritter's abilities.