Charlottetown's former deputy CAO, who held the position for less than a year before he was let go, is now suing the city for wrongful termination. It's not the first time Scott Messervey has claimed he was fired in retaliation for raising concerns at city hall. CBC's Nicola MacLeod explains.
A self-identified whistleblower who held a senior position with the City of Charlottetown in 2018 is suing the municipality for wrongful dismissal.
Scott Messervey was Charlottetown’s deputy chief administrative officer (CAO) from January 2018 to January 2019 while Peter Kelly was the city’s CAO.
Kelly became the centre of controversy after CBC News reported two of his former deputies — including Messervey — claimed they were fired after coming forward with concerns about the city's administration and finances.
Messervey filed a whistleblower complaint in late 2019 that was later investigated alongside other complaints by third-party firm BDO Canada.
While the forensic auditors found no fraud, they wrote that the issues raised “are generally confirmed to have occurred. Certain of the transactions appear to have breached stated procurement or expenditure policies.”
A redacted version of the report titled Investigation of Whistleblower Complaint for the City of Charlottetown was released by council in 2023.
Councillors later voted to remove the word "whistleblower" from the title, arguing that Messervey was not technically a whistleblower because he was no longer an employee when he...
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