The former CEO of Ornge says he did nothing wrong.

Chris Mazza spoke to a legislative committee hearing at Queen’s Park, Tuesday, and was grilled on everything from his salary to his qualifications.

Ornge is the air ambulance service which is under a criminal probe for financial irregularities. Mazza said he was focused on building a great ambulance service to help the people of Ontario.

In part, the doctor, at the centre of the scandal surrounding the ORNGE air ambulance service, has been defending his seven-figure annual pay package.

He told the committee his annual salary of $1.4-million was decided by the service’s board of directors.

Mazza also got $1.2-million in interest-free loans during his term and an advance on a future bonus.

But he also outlined some of the accomplishments.

“Firstly, I want to successfully replace the badly needed, seriously outdated capital assets on which the Ontario system relies,” Mazza said. “This includes information technology, communication and aviation capital assets.”

Mazza said the government did not tell him he was doing anything wrong and he added that if he had been asked to change direction, he would have.

He also flatly denied suggestions there were kickbacks or bribes involved during his time as CEO.

“The word kickbacks has been thrown around a lot and I want to immediately refute that issue in my person. I have never, nor would I ever, receive such a thing,” said Mazza.

Conservative Frank Klees accuses Mazza of having a selective memory, but Mazza explained that he’s had serious health problems which have affected his memory.