John Gomery
John Gomery
John H. Gomery QCis a retired Canadian jurist. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
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Given that contracts were issued as early as November 2000, the moratorium, if it did occur, was of a very short duration,
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The public trust ... was subverted and betrayed, and Canadians were outraged, not only be cause public funds were wasted and misappropriated, but also because no one was held responsible or punished for his misconduct,
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Since Mr. Chretien chose to run the program from his own office,and to have his own exempt staff take charge of its direction, he is accountable for the defective manner in which the sponsorship program and initiatives were implemented,
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Mr. Martin, whose role as finance minister did not involve him in the supervision of spending by the PMO or (Public Works) is entitled, like other ministers in the Quebec caucus, to be exonerated from any blame for carelessness or misconduct.
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Mr. Martin...is entitled, like other ministers in the Quebec caucus, to be exonerated from any blame for carelessness or misconduct,
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Mr. Martin ... is entitled, like other ministers in the Quebec caucus, to be exonerated from any blame for carelessness or misconduct,
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Mr. Chretien must accept responsibility for the actions of his (political) staff such as Mr. Pelletier,
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within 30 days of the publication of the commissions final report and recommendations.
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failed to take the most elementary precautions against mismanagement.
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It may be presumed that he did not want someone like Mr. Cutler to obstruct or delay his method of handling sponsorship files,
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a small group driven by Liberal interests and personal greed almost effortlessly breached walls built to separate politicians from the treasury.
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some solutions to ensure clearer accountability between the executive and the administrative arms of government.
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That being said, some of the statements of even the most unreliable witness may prove to be true.
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The irregularities and mismanagement that she described were clearly worse and more widespread that she had learned or imagined,