Harper to probe phantom jobs Move comes after revelation ministerial aides won free ride into public service Kathryn May The Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, October 17, 2006 The Harper government wants to investigate how former Liberal ministerial aides landed jobs in the public service over the past decade. A senior official confirmed yesterday that the Treasury Board and the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency are examining the issue following recent revelations that two former Liberal aides landed "phantom" jobs that gave them free rides into the public service after they lost their political jobs in the January election. The...