In the Montreal Gazette, the story of documents left beside a dumpster;
Questions about the money given to Option Canada before the 1995 sovereignty referendum have been floating around for 10 years, since Gazette reporter Claude Arpin broke the story of the group’s existence and funding. Although the original amount given to Option Canada has been reported as $4.8 million, a press release announcing Monday’s launch says the new book will show it was actually $5.2 million that was spent.
“At last we know where all the money went, almost down to the penny, and it will be in the book,” Lester said.
Also, Pettigrew finds himself sucked into the controversy. ( Bourque developing….)
Also: Google translation – Claude Dauphin’s bio.
Re: Pettigrew, et al:>>
It is not necessary to prove corruption. Will anyone be charged with “breach of trust”?
“Breach of trusts”
Terence Corcoran, Financial Post
Published: Wednesday, January 04, 2006
THE CRIMINAL CODE SAYS …:
The following is from Martin’s Criminal Code, 2006: Section 122 (Breach of trust by public officer), plus an annotation.
SECT. 122 Every official who, in connection with the duties of his office, commits fraud or a breach of trust is guilty of a indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, whether or not the fraud or breach of trust would be an offence if it were committed in relation to a private person. R.S., c. C-34, s. 111.
ANNOTATION This offence requires proof that the accused is an official, that the impugned acts were committed in the general context of the execution of his duties and that the acts constituted a fraud or a breach of trust. Where the allegation is that the acts constituted a breach of trust, while it is not necessary to prove corruption, it must be shown that the accused did an act or failed to do an act contrary to the duty imposed upon him by statute, regulation, his contract of employment or directive in connection with his office and that the act gave him some personal benefit either directly or indirectly. This benefit could be payment of money or merely the hope of a promotion or a desire to please a superior. The criminal law should not be used as a sanction to punish mere technical breaches of conduct or acts of administrative indiscipline or administrative fault. What the law prohibits is some act done in furtherance of personal ends, the use of one’s office in a public service for the promotion of private ends or to obtain directly or indirectly some benefit: R. v. Perreault (1992), 75 C.C.C.” (3d) 445, 48 Q.A.C. 303 (C.A.). >>>
http://www.rapp.org/url/?MFEDY56B
Financial Post
Option Canada is one of a large number of effective fronts that the Ottawa state uses to forward its interests.
The Ottawa state has long spent billions (that is a ‘b’ — the department of “heritage” alone has a budget of 2 billion per annum) on groups that push views it finds congenial: these are not always views it fully agrees with, but views that help push an argument in a pro-state, big government, socially interventionist direction. Kate’s earlier posts on the gun registry and child care are cases in point. There was a time when we had a social institution in charge of child care: remember the family? Obviously, if the imperial Ottawa state can undermine that institution, there will be more jobs for bureaucrats, academics, and lobbyists.
What is unusual about Option Canada and the rest of the scandal around federalist propaganda in Quebec is that much of the money appears to have been directly stolen, rather than simply paid out as salaries and fees for writing and publicizing views the state likes.
As if funding groups it favours is not enough, the Ottawa state also uses legal tactics to try and silence voluntary groups, such as the National Citizens’ Coalition, that it does not like.
Kate, you’re doing a great job of exposing, one front at a time, the corrupt Ottawa state. I wonder if anyone has accumulated a list of Ottawa-funded ideological spending and front organizations?
Mark F. Proudman
mfp@canadianreview.ca
Commenter: “Svend Robbingsome” >
Date Posted: 13:43:55 01/06/06 Fri
In reply to: We know why ‘s message, “Did it cost more?” on 13:08:58 01/06/06 Fri
I write software for a living. 2 billion is a farce. No way it costs that much for anything reasonable. We’re not flying to the moon here, kids. It is a database. That’s all.
The gun registry is a certifiable slushfund and kickback scheme for the Libranos from the get-go, just like AdScam, HRDC, ACOA, BDC, Bombardier, Hotels in Shawinigan, 161 million dollar grants to Paul Martin’s CSL etc. etc.
Just let the auditor at it, but you know what … there will be more untraceable money. You know why? Because that’s the way that criminal organization named the liberal party of Canada operates. Libranos are crooks through and through, every last one of them, starting with Paul Martin, Jean Chretien and Alfonse Gaguano. >>
http://www.voy.com/178771/114685.html
I’m amazed that Pierre Pettigrew would get “sucked” into anything.
That Dolphin son-of-a-gun sure is a live wire.
Mark
Ottawa
i wonder when someone is going to open up the “foundation funds” that the libranos have been squirreling away that shiela frazer can’t get her hands on. would be nice to know how many billions are scattered around in those.
maz2, “SECT. 122 Every official who, in connection with the duties of his office, commits fraud or a breach of trust is guilty of a indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, whether or not the fraud or breach of trust would be an offence if it were committed in relation to a private person. R.S., c. C-34, s. 111.”
I’m aware of that clause. But, for god’s sake, if we held the Liberals to this standard there would not be enough left to form a party, let alone run an election.
“Libranos are crooks through and through, every last one of them, starting with Paul Martin, Jean Chretien and Alfonse Gaguano.”
Actually, in my opinion, it goes all the way back to Trudeau’s ‘Just Society’ which was, in reality, a ‘Just Socialist Society’, which, as someone wrote, is really nothing more than a lawyers� game and a talk show game.
Trudeau’s Just Society was pure smoke and mirrors that was intended to limit individual freedoms by stating a few and leaving others out. By not being specified in the Charter it could and has been argued that some rights do not exist, even though, in common law and usage, they have existed since before the first European set foot on what was to become Canada.
Pierre Pettigrew Provides Clarifications
MONTREAL, Jan. 7 /CNW Telbec/ – Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Liberal candidate in the riding of Papineau, confirmed today that
that he had done some work for the Canadian Unity Council (CUC) in September
and October 1995. He was a consultant at the time
“The CUC approached me at the time to analyze the economic consequences
should Quebec become independent and the impact that Quebec’s separation would
have on the North American Free Trade Agreement, as well as on the
negotiations of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade now the World Trade
Organisation,” Minister Pettigrew said.
“At that time, Minister Pettigrew added, I had many institutional clients
such as the Quebec ministry of trade, industry and technology, the Caisse de
d�p�t et de placement du Qu�bec and la Soci�t� de d�veloppement industriel du
Qu�bec, to name but a few. My work was always focused on political and
economic policy.”
Minister Pettigrew specified that he never had any contact with Option
Canada, a body which was unknown to him.
“My contractual services were strictly with the Canadian Unity Council.
The name Option Canada was never mentioned,” he said.
Author of a book focused on the challenges of globalization, The New
Politics of Confidence, Pierre Pettigrew, before becoming Member of Parliament
for Papineau, was a consultant from 1984 to January 1996. Namely, he was a
vice-president of Samson B�lair Deloitte & Touche International from 1985 to
1995.
Looks like Pierre Pettigrew election chances are sunk if he gets securely tied to this Options Canada deal.
I think the phrase “electoral keel hauling” would be the result.
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that Paul Martin’s “JUGGERNAUT” is more like a JUG-O-NUTS?
Just asking.
What really sticks in my craw is the fact that in spite of all the Liberal rip-offs the Liberals have committed against the taxpayer over the last 13 years we will still be on the hook for their big fat pensions. Whos says crime doesn’t pay–it certainly does for Liberals in Canada–the crime that keeps on giving. If any of these corrupt Liberals are ever found guilty of their crimes will we still have to pay their pensions or will it be seized by the RCMP as being the proceeds of crime? Can the taxpayer of Canada institute a class action suit against the Liberal mob to protect the treasury from having to pay out pensions to the crooks?
Card carying liberal and liberal candidate wannabe Neil Mac has been schilling for the Libs so long a reality check on him is redundant…He was one of the firat to jump on the Trudeaupian train when it chugged off the rails towards irrelevance.
Anyone else notice PMPM is getting to the point where he cant look at the camera at all.
If he starts to concentrate on looking at the camera he begins to stammer and stutter and slobber. –dont his teeth fit.?????
In Quebec, the word Adscam has all but become the Liberals’ political epitaph. >>>
Chretien/Martin
Adscam
Quebec-Canada 1993-2006
Gone But Not
Forgotten
http://www.rapp.org/url/?84UWZSR3
gregwestonottawasun via andrewcoyne.com
coyne coined Adscam.
And now, the Block wants the ‘sponsorship program’ re-instated, (although they didn’t know it was happening before !?!)
Commenter: Anonymeme
If the book tells all about Liberal crimes surrounding the 1995 Referendum, Martin’s goose will be cooked, carved and eaten before he even reaches January 23 … and that is the expectation now.
What we may be witnessing is the total demise of the proven corrupt Liberal party in Quebec …. leaving the electorate the choice between the BQ and the Conservatives … except for Mont-Royal where you could run a blind dog with three legs as a Liberal candidate and get it elected …!!!>>>
http://www.voy.com/178771/115425.html
“…i wonder when someone is going to open up the “foundation funds” that the libranos have been squirreling away that shiela frazer can’t get her hands on…”
With 82,241 registered ‘charities’, & 7,112 of those having ‘foundation’ in their registered name, Mr. Lester could probably be kept busy for years if he decided to write a sequel to his current book.
Pettigrew is named, fingered, ratted on by CBC.
Headline:
Pettigrew was head of secret Liberal loot, aka Option Canada, stolen by Chretien/Martin & Gang from Canadians.$$$$$
But the allegations of misspent federal funds at Option Canada drew spirited rebuttals on Saturday from the former head of the group and prominent Liberals, including Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew. >>> more
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006/national/2006/01/07/option-canada-060107.html
Election Debate:
Monday, 09 January, 2006
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST >>>
Re: Option Canada:
To be released Monday, 09 January, 2006.
Les Secrets d’Option Canada
by Philpot/Lester (Author)>
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