The Williams administration had a rough time in 2006.
On the heels of a massive spending scandal in the House of Assembly, word broke that one of Danny Williams’ patronage appointees had run afoul of the province’s Public Tender Act.
As the minister responsible for the agency where the problem took place, it was up to Kathy Dunderdale to explain it to the legislature and the public. Kathy had some difficulty getting the full story out the first time. She eventually told it a few days later but by that time, it was fairly obvious Dunderdale had misled the House.
In order to avoid making a very bad situation even worse, Danny Williams ordered his House leader to shut the House of Assembly earlier than planned.
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