Allan Cutler
Allan Cutler
The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam" or Sponsorgate, is a scandal that came as a result of a Canadian federal government "sponsorship program" in the province of Quebec and involving the Liberal Party of Canada, which was in power from 1993 to 2006. The program was originally established as an effort to raise awareness of the Government of Canada's contributions to Quebec industries and other activities in order to counter the actions of the Parti Québécois government of the province that worked...
bend
I didn't bend in 1996 and I won't now.
bend
One of the discussions I had with Stephen Harper is that I wouldn't bend for anybody,
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The reason that I'm running is that I want to ensure integrity continues to happen, ... Integrity is a principal that covers all issues. It is an issue. It should be the natural state of affairs.
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The principle is important, because you need someone not under government control whose responsibility it is to investigate and find out the facts and come up with some conclusions.
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The only really good thing was the principle to have an independent commissioner,