allegedly made excessive expense claims while he was president of the Royal Canadian Mint. In the midst of these allegations, Dingwall resigned from the Mint on September 28, 2005. When questioned while giving testimony before Parliament as to why he felt he should receive a severance package after the voluntary resignation, he remarked "I'm entitled to my entitlements." The statement would be used by the Conservatives in a television advertisement during the 2006 federal election that featured that part of Dingwall's testimony. On leaving the Royal Canadian Mint, Dingwall called for an independent audit which was completed by PricewaterhouseCoopers who found "the expenses fell within the guidelines". A second independent review by the law firm of Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt found that the Mint's process for monitoring expenses were stricter than those of most private corporations. On or about February 4, 2006, retired Superior Court Justice George Adams found that the Government of Canada essentially forced Dingwall out when he released his findings in a binding arbitration ruling. Legal career Dingwall is a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and Law Society of Upper Canada. He was associated with the law firm of Sampson McDougall in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and now he is counsel to the law firm of Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP. Academic career For the 2011–2012 academic year, Dingwall was a distinguished visiting professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University. Community involvement Dingwall is a member of the board of directors of the Canada/China Business Council, a founding member of the Toronto Arbitrators’ Society, president of the Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation. As President of Cape Breton University On January 31, 2018, Dingwall was appointed president and vice-chancellor of Cape Breton University by the university's board of governors. Electoral results References External links 1952 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the 26th Canadian Ministry Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Lawyers in Nova Scotia Corporate scandals Canadian people of Scottish descent People from Sydney, Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mint presidents Canadian Ministers of Health Canadian Ministers of Health and Welfare