By far the largest segment of respondents to the latest caycompass.com online poll think the findings of the recent Commission of Enquiry reflect very poorly on Cabinet Minister Charles Clifford.
The Commission of Enquiry was convened by Governor Stuart Jack to investigate whether Mr. Clifford took confidential government documents and then wrongly gave them to the media.
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Of the 557 responses to the two-week poll, 275 people (49.4 per cent) said the findings reflected very poorly on Mr. Clifford.
‘Mr. Clifford needs to accept that he has done wrong,’ commented one respondent. ‘I was appalled to read his disrespectful remarks toward the governor after the findings of the Commission were published. Shame on you, Mr. Clifford!’
Several respondents thought Mr. Clifford should step down from office.
‘Mr. Clifford should do the only honourable thing and resign,’ wrote one person. ‘Each day he remains, he hurts the PPM more.’
‘Mr. Clifford should resign,’ said someone else. ‘Ethics and morals are important for our elected officials.’
‘This just goes to show that Mr. Clifford will use anything and anyone to get ahead in life,’ said someone else. ‘This is poor representation for the people of the Cayman Islands. Mr. Clifford will never be trusted. He should step down.’
The next highest response to the question was that the Commission of Enquiry was a complete waste of time and money. Even many of these respondents were critical of Mr. Clifford.
‘If there were no punishment for the crime, then what was the point?’ asked one person. ‘Now the poor taxpayers are stuck with a $250,000 bill to pay while the culprit walks free with his nose in the air like he did no wrong.’
‘I believe Mr. Clifford should personally foot the $250,000 bill,’ wrote someone else. ‘His arrogance is a major insult to the voting public.’
Several respondents complained about the lack of punishment for Mr. Clifford.
‘It was a waste of time because though he was obviously and blatantly guilty, there was no punishment,’ commented on person.
‘[The Commission of Enquiry] was fixed from the start,’ said someone else. ‘No charges brought on someone who is clearly guilty.’
Seventy-eight respondents – 14 per cent – believed the Commission Enquiry should have looked into the actions of the previous government, too.
‘McKeeva Bush, the governor’s best friend, should be investigated,’ said one person.
‘I hope McKeeva Bush is the next person they bring an enquiry on,’ wrote someone else.
One person thought there still should be a Commission of Enquiry into the previous government.
‘Especially where money was seemingly completely wasted, like Dr. Frank’s low-cost housing project.
Forty-two people – 7.5 per cent – thought the Commission of Enquiry’s recommendations, if adopted, would help good governance. Another 23 people – 4.1 per cent – said they had not been following the story.
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