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Rob Godfrey
Keel Digital Solutions Corp.
Estimated cost to Ontario
$1.0B
President and CEO of Keel Digital Solutions Corp. Named as a defendant in Ontario's $25.7 million fraud lawsuit concerning the Skills Development Fund. The province alleges he was involved in fraudulent misrepresentation that resulted in millions in overpayments from public funds.
Connected Scandals
Ontario's Auditor General found that $750 million in Skills Development Fund grants were awarded in a process that was "not fair, transparent or accountable." Ford's own campaign manager Kory Teneycke runs a lobbying firm whose clients received over $100 million — nearly 3x any other firm. The Premier's nephew's former chief of staff registered as a lobbyist immediately after leaving the Premier's office, and his clients received grants. Labour Minister David Piccini's office overrode civil servants' recommendations in over half of cases reviewed.
Named defendant in Ontario's $25.7M civil fraud claim; president and CEO of Keel Digital Solutions, which allegedly inflated performance metrics tenfold to receive public Skills Development Fund money.