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6/24/2010: NS group wants to talk with author of Conservative government rejected study
Safe Bet Society wants to meet with Mark Anielski, the author of a gambling impact study rejected by a former Conservative Party Committee.
Safe Bet Society says it can live with the government’s decision to not release the draft report, providing it waives contract conditions preventing it from having access to author Mark Anielski.
The report looks at the social and economic impact of gambling in the province.
Executive director Ken Hanna said Anielski likely learned things during his research that would be helpful to the Safe Bet Society’s efforts to promote responsible gambling.
The Nova Scotia government said in April that the draft study, which had been commissioned by the previous Tory government, would not be made public because there were problems with its methodology.
Former labour minister Mark Parent says he was unaware a committee had rejected an early draft of Anielski’s study.
The government paid $144,000. A Labour department spokesperson said they will abide by the contract with Anielski and will not give Safe Bet Society access.
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