29 Jan Spending scandal engulfs native university: Funding cut looms over allegations of questionable expense claims and payouts to senior staff (The Globe and Mail)
The country’s only native-run university may have its government funding cut off within days, imperiling a once-celebrated institution that opened to a lavish royal reception just seven years ago. Saskatchewan’s Advanced Education Minister Rob Norris said today that provincial funding for the First Nations University of Canada is in “significant jeopardy” in light of damning allegations against its senior administration. The former chief financial officer of the Regina-based university has filed a wrongful dismissal suit that claims senior administrators and staff received thousands of dollars in payments for unused leave… go to article