After their scandalous conduct rocked Niagara why did Brampton hire these two men to lead the city?

Questions are mounting about two men fired from their public sector jobs in Niagara and involved in a hiring scandal that Ontario’s Ombudsman labelled an “Inside Job”. They are now part of an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Chief Administrative Officer David Barrick, hired in October to oversee almost 4,000 staff, and Director of Communications Jason Tamming, hired in May to control the information in and out of City Hall, both have employment histories that would appear to disqualify them from ever holding a municipal-sector job again, after being fired from roles in Niagara. They are now part of an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Mayor Patrick Brown, who has numerous connections to both men and chaired the committee that oversaw Barrick’s hiring, denies any direct or indirect help to get them their lucrative jobs with the municipality. So how did they land two of the most senior and influential positions within the City of Brampton?

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Published December 19, 2019 in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga