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| Canada’s Chief Auditor Notes Misused Funds |
| 2004-02-10 |
| EFL - guess somebody didn’t understand that Sadaam was giving away money. Canada’s chief auditor lambasted the governing Liberal Party on Tuesday for giving millions of dollars in contracts to political cronies, calling it "blatant misuse of public funds." Prime Minister Paul Martin responded by ordering an inquiry into the "serious breach of public trust." Martin tried to distance himself by stressing that the transactions were overseen by his predecessor, Jean Chretien, who retired in December. He said he was unaware of the funding favoritism while he served as finance minister under Chretien before resigning in 2002 to run for the Liberal Party leadership. Martin has spent the two months since he succeeded Chretien trying to re-brand the Liberal government as fresh, forward-thinking and ideas-driven. The scandal could damage his government’s image before a national election expected to be called in April or May, though Martin and his party are favored by far to win a five-year term. I guess Chretien has established his legacy. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #1 Legacy? Amen to that. It's "enlightening" to see all of the changes, all of a sudden, with the retirement of Chretien. Suddenly problems that "never were" are problems on the front burner. So Mr. (new) Prime Minister: have these problems within the PMO just come to light, or is there some sort of back-pedaling going on here? Are you going to deal with the problem by creating a new Parliamentary inquiry (if even that) or are you going to do the problem justice and look into criminal charges against ex-government officials for racketeering? Chose carefully. You're an ex-government official yourself. -Vic |
| Posted by: Vic 2004-2-10 10:08:31 PM |