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"Conestoga College handed out pay raises with no justification, awarded contracts to higher bidders without explanation, allowed an executive to take part in recruiting their daughter into a management position, and had such poor oversight of procurements and purchase orders that one for $11,000 was recorded at $126 billion — and no one noticed."

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"Quinn has told reporters that Tibbits’ 55 per cent salary increase over two years, hitting a high of $636,000 — making him the highest paid in the sector — was “egregious” and prompted the audit, which then uncovered numerous areas of concern. "

Toronto Star May 11 2026

"An audit of Conestoga “discovered numerous egregious financial decisions which lacked appropriate oversight by members of the college’s board,” including a massive salary increase for controversial former president John Tibbits that made him the top earner among college leaders, “in addition to a termination payment for the same individual that totalled 83 times the president’s monthly salary.”

The audit “also uncovered a $23,000 trip to Italy taken by three senior leaders, and other similar trips, where the school paid for business class airfare, luxury accommodations and premium transportation. In addition, repeated, ineligible hospitality expenses were approved without proper board oversight, including a $1,300 dining expense for internal staff, where 50 per cent of the pre-tax total was alcohol,” the written release says."

Toronto Star May 7 2026