Editing David Dingwall (section)

==Royal Canadian Mint==

On February 27, 2003, the Government of Canada appointed Dingwall to the position of president and chief executive officer of the Royal Canadian Mint. His leadership led that organization to increase profitability and posting its first surplus in several years.

In the fall of 2005, Dingwall came under scrutiny for having allegedly made excessive expense claims while he was president of the Royal Canadian Mint. In the midst of these allegations, Dingwall resigned from the Mint on September 28, 2005.<ref>[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050928/dingwall_spending_050928/20050928?hub=TopStories Dingwall spending] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427050447/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20050928/dingwall_spending_050928/20050928?hub=TopStories |date=2006-04-27 }}</ref> When questioned while giving testimony before Parliament as to why he felt he should receive a severance package after the voluntary resignation, he remarked "I'm entitled to my entitlements."<ref>[http://www.thetelegram.com/Opinion/Editorials/2013-10-25/article-3445746/Entitlements/1 Entitlements] The Telegram</ref> The statement would be used by the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservatives]] in a [[Attack ad|television advertisement]] during the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 federal election]] that featured that part of Dingwall's testimony.

On leaving the Royal Canadian Mint, Dingwall called for an independent audit which was completed by [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] who found "the expenses fell within the guidelines".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/audit-backs-dingwall-s-expense-claims-1.531050|title=Audit backs Dingwall's expense claims|publisher=CBC News|date=October 26, 2005|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> A second independent review by the law firm of [[Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt|Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt]] found that the Mint's process for monitoring expenses were stricter than those of most private corporations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dingwall-audit-finds-no-problems/article20429479/|title=Dingwall audit finds no problems|work=The Globe and Mail|date=October 26, 2005|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2005/10/royal-canadian-mint-releases-findings-two-independent-reviews.html|title=Royal Canadian Mint releases findings of two independent reviews|publisher=Government of Canada|date=October 26, 2005|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref> On or about February 4, 2006, retired Superior Court Justice George Adams found that the Government of Canada essentially forced Dingwall out when he released his findings in a binding arbitration ruling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/dingwall-receives-417-780-in-severance-for-mint-ouster-1.608068|title=Dingwall receives $417,780 in severance for Mint ouster|publisher=CBC News|date=February 4, 2006|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dingwall-to-be-compensated-for-dismissal/article20408370/|title=Dingwall to be compensated for dismissal|work=The Globe and Mail|date=February 4, 2006|access-date=January 30, 2023}}</ref>