The seeds of scandal

(English) Index

  1. 000LiberalPlan.htm : Liberal plans for spring vote still in place
  2. 001ALiberalPlan.htm: Prime Minister Paul Martin is apparently pushing ahead with plans for a spring election despite reports that the sponsorship scandal has unnerved a large number of Liberals.
  3. 001LiberalPlanSponsortScandal.htm: IN DEPTH: SPONSORSHIP scandal inquiries CBC News Online | February 24, 2004
  4. 01_NewBackgroundcdngovernment_inquiries.htm: Royal commissions and official inquiries are in the news again in Canada.
  5. 01_RelatedSponsorChipBackgroundChretien.htm: When Jean Chrétien stepped down as prime minister on Dec. 12, it was the grand finale of his 40-year political life.
  6. 010GoupeAction.htm: Federal sponsorship scandal On Feb. 10, 2004, federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser released She found that $100 million was paid to a variety of communications agencies in the form of fees and commissions and said the program was basically designed to generate commissions for these companies rather than to produce any benefit for Canadians.
  7. 01AuditorGeneralReport_2004.htm: Here are some of the major findings reported by Auditor General Sheila Fraser.
  8.  02_RelatedSponsorChipBackgroundChretien.htm: The controversy surrounding Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's involvement in two properties in his riding is rooted in events that are more than a decade old.
  9. 02_RelatedSponsorChipBackgroundMartin.htm: On December 12, Paul Martin was sworn in as Canada's 21st prime minister. As one of Canada's most successful finance ministers, Martin was a key developer of the modern Liberal party platform and salvaged the sagging economy. He hopes to have the same effect as prime minister, and has promised to have a more focused and energetic government than that of Jean Chrétien.
  10. 020_SheilaCoopcbc_radio_one.htm: News stories on Auditor General Sheila Fraser invariably describe her as a "straight-talking," "no-nonsense," "tough-minded" woman who regularly "slams" governmental sloppiness with her "scathing" commentaries and her "fearless" and "far-reaching probes."
  11. 020GoupeActionTimeline.htm:Oct. 30, 1995: The Quebec referendum ends with the No side winning by a narrow margin. Shortly after, the federal government begins a pro-federalism advertising campaign to boost its profile in the province. Groupaction Marketing Inc. is one of the advertising agencies chosen for the contracts.
  12. 02AuditorGeneralReport_2002.htm: Auditor General Sheila Fraser released her latest report in Ottawa on December 3, 2002. Here are some highlights.
  13. 02AuditorGeneralReport_2003.htm: Here are some of the major findings reported by Auditor General Sheila Fraser over the past year.
  14. 02AuditorGeneralReport_2003_auditor_ag_repport_021008.htm: The federal government has lost control of health care spending, suggests auditor general Sheila Fraser.
  15. 02AuditorGeneralReport_2003_auditor020416.htm: Canada's auditor general says the federal government gives billions of dollars to foundations to provide public services, but has almost no control over how the money is spent.
  16. 02AuditorGeneralReport_2003_auditor021008.htm: Canada's auditor general recommended Wednesday that the RCMP investigate contracts worth $1.6 million awarded to a Montreal ad agency.
  17. 02AuditorGeneralReport_2004.htm: Senior government officials running the federal government's advertising and sponsorship contracts in Quebec, as well as five Crown corporations – the RCMP, Via Rail, Canada Post, the Business Development Bank of Canada and the Old Port of Montreal – wasted money and showed disregard for rules, mishandling millions of dollars since 1995.
  18. 03_RelatedSponsorChipBackgroundChretien.htm: (French Article) «Shawinigate»: le propriétaire de l'Auberge Grand-Mère ne craint pas une enquête publique.
  19. 030GroupeActionWhoswho.htm: Since her appointment on May 31, 2001, Canada's auditor general has released report after report,         documenting government misspending, excess and waste. The power of her findings relies as much on her direct, outspoken commentary as it does on the meticulous details themselves.
  20. 040sponsorship_inquiries.html: Three separate inquiries have sprung up following the release of Auditor General Sheila Fraser's report, which revealed that $100 million was misspent in a federal government sponsorship program in Quebec: a public inquiry, a parliamentary inquiry and a criminal investigation.
  21. 050GroupeActionGagliano.htm: Alfonso Gagliano got a free trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2002 when then-prime minister Jean Chrétien appointed him ambassador to Denmark. It's a nice, well-paid gig in a faraway, friendly country, and Gagliano seemed to be enjoying himself in the northern kingdom.
  22. 060GroupeActionWhitnesse.htm: On Friday, Feb. 13, the auditor general released a list of people who may be asked to appear as witnesses before a public inquiry into the sponsorship scandal. They are: ......
  23. 070GroupeActionSteward_Scanda_lKey.htm: Has the Canadian government become fertile ground for corruption? We're going to go back in the sponsorship story, way back, in fact, to get a look at the bigger picture and to see where it might have come from. The answer may be found by looking at a changing culture within Canada's system of governing – the bureaucracy, the Prime Minister's Office, the consultants – all shifting in recent years within the power structure in Ottawa and perhaps creating fertile ground for the seeds of scandal.
  24. 080GroupeActionlKeyDocs00.htm: Public Works internal audit on sponsorship program, August 2000 [PDF file] - Ethics Counsellor report on allegations against public works minister Alfonso Gagliano, May 23, 2001.
  25. 080GroupeActionlKeyDocs01.htm: The Government of Canada today announced a comprehensive set of measures – including the establishment of an independent commission of public inquiry − in response to the Auditor General’s report examining past sponsorship and advertising activities.
  26. 080GroupeActionlKeyDocs02.htm: The Government of Canada today announced that Mr. Justice John H. Gomery of the Quebec Superior Court has agreed to lead an independent public inquiry into questions surrounding the government’s sponsorship and advertising activities, as outlined in the Auditor General’s report released today.
  27. 090GroupeActionInTheirOwnWorlds.htm: "I think this is such a blatant misuse of public funds that it is shocking. I am actually appalled by what we've found." – Auditor General Sheila Fraser
  28. 1984_2004 BoudiaDonVisiteMinFedLib.htm: The Honorable Don Boudria visited the laboratory this month. The leader of the government in the House of Commons came to Chalk River to see a number of different facilities.
  29. 1984_2004 BoudiaDonVisiteMinFedLib_NRU.htm: The NRU reactor at Chalk River Laboratories has operated since 1957, and has been the birthplace of many scientific achievements.
  30. 1988_2003_Dec2002PremierMinistrePaulMartinFedLib01Eng.htm: Federal Political Experience.
  31. 1988_2003_Dec2002PremierMinistrePaulMartinFedLib02Eng.htm: Office of the Prime Minister: The Right Honourable Paul Martin Prime Minister of Canada.
  32. 25_Feb_04_GlMailPresBluepritForScandal_Chretien.htm: Chrétien approved blueprint for scandal.
  33. Globe_mail_ FalseEnvoyClaimsbreaking_news02.htm: Groupaction Marketing Inc. bilked the federal government by submitting fake invoices claiming that senior employees worked hundreds of hours on federal files, a former vice-president of the advertising firm says.
  34. ottawa_ignored_1996_sponsorship.htm: Ottawa ignored 1996 sponsorship audit
  35. PatentOfficeChairman_JohnHGomeryJugeQuebecSupremeCourt.htm: Hon John H Gomery, Chairman Copyright Board Canada
  36. SponsorShipProgram.htm: Initiated in 1997, the Sponsorship Program was created by the Jean Chrétien government to raise the profile of Canada in Quebec. Much of the money disbursed by the program went toward ensuring Canadian flags and logos were displayed at large events in the province.
  37. Steward_Scandal.htm: The seeds of scandal