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Monday, May 09, 2005
This is why they are broke, part II
To continue my post from last week about the finances of the Federal Liberal Party of Quebec and the ridiculous notion put forward by Jean Lapierre. To refresh, how could they have stolen money if they are so broke. The questions actual is the answer but in reverse. They stole the money because they were so broke.
Check out the video by Jennifer Tyron on CTV. Federal ridings inside and outside of Quebec were fighting over the same fundraising dollars and it was getting increasingly hard for the Quebec wing to get a share. In their drive to do fund-raising they forgot to pay the QST and GST and ended up accumulating a $400,000 debt - split between Revenue Canada and the equivalent in Quebec. Paying this off out the Quebec wing in serious debt.
As is painfully clear by now, the Sponsorship Program was never about National Unity, it was about bailing out the Quebec Wing of the Federal Liberal Party.
Cross-posted to PoliticalStaples
Posted by Greg Staples on May 9, 2005 | Permalink
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Money was stolen?
Where is the criminal investigation?
Is the Rule of Law in Canada dead?
Is the nation of Canada dead?
Yes or no?
Posted by: maz2 | 2005-05-09 2:56:49 PM
"...how could they have stolen money if they are so broke."
Dang...I wonder when Julian, Ricky or Bubbles will use that argument on The Trailer Park Boys.
Posted by: Grumpy Young Crank | 2005-05-09 5:28:33 PM
"Is the Rule of Law in Canada dead?"
Who needs the rule of law when you've got government daycare, public housing, corporate welfare, EI, ACOA, free doctors, and regulated power, phone, gas, airlines and media? You're rich in a way that no amount of law could ever replace.
If you insistent on having every 'i' dotted and every 't' crossed (you big baby) then we'll just have to write some new laws. Like this one: the federal cabinet may introduce any new spending program it wants to, without any judicial or parliamentary oversight, anytime it wants, as long as the cabinet declares that the money was "surplus". There. Are you happy? No more worries about the Quebec Liberal Party.
But please, whatever you do, don't give in to cynicism!
Posted by: Justzumgai | 2005-05-09 7:13:24 PM
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