COVER-UP AT RONCALLI SCHOOL posted on this Blog August 31, 2015 was, regretfully, not
followed up by a demand, from any quarter, for an independent investigation.
At issue
wasn’t only the “cover-up” but “what” was being covered up.
I had hoped
keen questions would be asked; that the authorities would be required to show
proof newly constructed walls of the school were structurally sound.
Received was
just rhetoric from the Minister of Transportation and Works.
But two
informants contacted me, following publication of the item, with important information; both were familiar with the
incident. One was a worker on the construction site; the other a professional person.
The
information prompted three requests under Access to Information
legislation, known as ATTIP. A new request was made to the Department of
Transportation and Works, and first time requests were placed at the
Newfoundland and Labrador English Language School District (NLESD), and
ServiceNL.
I wanted the
answers to two fundamental questions:
