Business Ethics Blog
Bev Oda, Canada’s former Minister of International Cooperation acted unethically in 2011, when she attended a conference in London. While on her business trip, Oda decided to take advantage of her access to tax payer’s money by indulging in various luxuries. Firstly, she refused to stay at the conference hotel, The Grange St. Paul. Instead, she stayed at the expensive, Savoy Hotel which costs $665/night. In addition, Oda decided to spend $1000/day on private limo services as her mode of transportation around London. All these unnecessary expenses were paid by the citizens of Canada. Reports for her unethical business behaviour were not released until 10 months after the expenses were made. Three days after the reports were released she repaid the tax-payers for her hotel upgrade, limo services, and $16 orange juice. Her inappropriate and unethical actions prompted her to resign from her position on July 3, 2012.
Many politicians have recently been taking advantage of their position by spending the public’s money. It is unethical and shows greed among our political leaders.
Attached is a news clip from Global TV with coverage on Bev Oda’s scandal: http://www.globalnews.ca/video/debating+the+definition+of+a+human+being/video.html?v=2227539147&p=33&s=dd#politics