Everything you ever wanted to know about Quebec Superior Court Justice Claudette Tessier-Couture, but didn’t know to ask….
…and the guy who promoted her.
More here. Talk show host and lawyer John Gormley tore the media a new one on Friday, on their coverage of this. He argues that the corruption isn’t in the appointment of Liberal party supporting lawyers, but in what those individuals knew. If they had any knowledge of illegal activities, that’s a big, big problem, and they have no business on the bench.
(I think it’s also a problem if their pro bono work wasn’t declared to Elections Canada as a party contribution.)

Who paid Bono,( U2), to say nice things about Martin? And: why did Sophia Loren refuse ten thousand dollars to appear in a photo op with Alphonso, when he introduced our new 3 dollar bill. Gina Lollobrigida agreed to do it- did she get ten thousand dollars instead?
Remember the one about the guy who offerred a woman ten thousand dollars to sleep with him, and she accepted? He then offerred her ten bucks, and she said: “What kinda woman you think I am?” Guy replies: “I already know what kinda woman you are- we are only negotiating the price.”