Bloc demands $5.4M Liberal repayment

Canadian Press
Wednesday, June 15, 2005

MONTREAL -- The federal Liberals should reimburse more than $5 million to Canadian taxpayers for the sponsorship program, the Bloc Quebecois told the Gomery inquiry on Wednesday.
-Good Work Gilles!

"The Bloc Quebecois estimates that at least $5.4 million found its way to the Liberal Party of Canada,'' said Clement Groleau, lawyer for the sovereigntist party.
-I'm guessing it could be $54 Million or even $540 million?

"All this money should be returned.''
-how about with interest too?

Groleau said the program helped to secure funding for the Liberals in its political battles with the Bloc.
-helped to win elections that they probably would have lost otherwise

The Bloc's tally includes $2.9 million in contracts received by Jacques Corriveau, a friend of former prime minister Jean Chretien; $1.7 million in contributions by ad man Jean Brault; and another $769,000 in official donations to the Liberals.
-will we ever know the true depth of this depraved regime's deceptions?

The Conservatives, who agreed with the thrust of the Bloc presentation, said evidence presented at the inquiry proves the sponsorship program was designed to benefit the governing party.
-at the expense of almost everyone else

"There was systemic and improper political influence throughout the sponsorship and advertising programs and it was at the behest of the Liberal government that this interference and this influence perpetuated itself,'' said Tory lawyer Arthur Hamilton.
-comes from the very top and it was well known, even at the EDA level

But Liberal lawyer Doug Mitchell labelled both presentations as political efforts that were unfair readings of evidence presented at the inquiry.
"When you get to $5.4 million on the evidence, we're going way, way, way too far,'' he said.
-yeah the libeals don't want to pay back any amount even close to what they have actually stolen from taxpayers

Justice John Gomery interjected to say judicial experience suggests people don't always hope for the large amounts they claim.
-actually in this case they are lowballing the real amount John..

The Liberals have set aside $750,000 in a trust fund to repay any ill-gotten gains.
-peanuts, they probably had Belinda write them a cheque for this amount

Mitchell blamed the scandal on a rogue group of party members and reminded Gomery that Prime Minister Paul Martin's government took steps to ensure such abuses aren't repeated.
-rogue party members bearing cash are NOT rebuffed! Martin took steps to create a coverup that was entirely designed to save his own ass!

"The party has never at the time and has never since endorsed these actions and has rather sought to get to the bottom of it to make sure that it never happens again.''
-what lies, spin and hyerbole!!