The Liberals--Forbidden Fruit 

The Liberals--Forbidden Fruit

Somebody in the Toronto Star today (I still haven't registered) said that paper has covered the supposedly new story revealed by the Gomery inquiry for some years.

The bare bones, now supposedly covered by a publication ban: the Liberals gave millions of taxpayer dollars to a few firms in Quebec. Not only was oversight of any "advertising" and related work lax, but there was very little pretence that any work was done at all. Much of the money was flowed to Liberal party activists and candidates, as directed by senior people in Ottawa. The rest could be kept by the firms, no questions asked, with the expectation that they would keep their mouths shut.

It wasn't "save Canada"; it was "save the Liberal party."

No wonder the country is checking U.S. websites for details, and buzzing about criminal charges and an election that might bring down the Liberals in Ottawa.

I didn't post on the Conservatives national convention. They avoided voting for a "right wing" position on abortion, but opposed same-sex marriage, and supported defence spending, U.S. missile defence and tax cuts. Supposedly they have done nothing to reach out to Quebec--or even to the suburbs of southern Ontario. On the other hand, they endorsed bilingualism (a big deal for some of their western members).