One Liberal insider said that Dr Seaton had a reputation similar to Garry Sturgess, the policy driving force in the Greiner office. Peta Seaton ... will be facing Andrew Refshauge Eye on Politics & Law Lords: Payoffs And Kickbacks
• Canada's Corruption Scandal Breaks Wide Open [ A Blog Written From Minneapolis Rattles Canada's Liberal Party ; $7 million but no apology for botched therapy ] • · Will A National Law Impede ID Theft? ; Pixie back in the fold but faces new fight • · · Evidence, Evidence, and More Evidence Lower tax rates spur economic growth. End of story ; Taxing Times More or Less ... ; Twenty minutes after David Cox checked in his bags at Sydney Airport, he watched astounded as a baggage handler was driven across the tarmac wearing the camel suit he'd packed in his luggage A baggage handler took my camel suit • · · · Sea King dead will be doubly honoured ; The former Supreme Court judge John Dowd has been lambasted by fellow judges for sitting on a case for 17 months and then delivering a judgement that was so bad it could not be allowed to stand. Tardy judge savaged for miscarriage of justice • · · · · I didn't heavy Reserve over rates: PM ; Sydney pubs raided by armed duo • · · · · · Tourism too big by half: report ; Police shot man eight times, says familyA political scandal involving the Public Works Ministry, a government effort called the Sponsorship Program, and allegations of corruption in the ruling Liberal Party has Canada abuzz with rumors of payoffs, Mob ties, and snap elections. For the last two years, Canadian politics has been gripped by the so-called “sponsorship scandal” – tens of millions of dollars in government contracts which were funneled into advertizing firms closely connected with the Liberal government for little or no work, but with shadowy rumours that much of the money found its way back into Liberal coffers. Prime Minister Paul Martin, himself a Liberal, appointed the Gomery Commission to investigate these charges and determine whether to bring charges against government officials for corruption and malfeasance. (See the blog Small Dead Animals for some excellent background on the case.)