[KDR: I still have trouble believing that then Finance Minister, Paul Martin didn't know what was going on and at very least was quietly complicit in the whole thing. The last paragraph of the "Related Article" states that on the first day as PM Paul Martin cancelled the sponsorship program. Which is a good thing, but would imply that he knew there was something rotten at least a few days before that.

We shouldn't forget that only 1.14M was stolen. Don't get me wrong, everyone involved, Chrétien included should go to a real jail for a long time. But larger sums of money get stolen or wasted and nothing is done. Remember that $1 million gun registry that is now estimated to cost $2 BILLION and is still not operational. So why so much fuss over 1.14 million?

Don't forget that the Gomery Inquiry could cost $80 million]

Related Article: Gomery report details 4 chances to stop abuse

Martin forwards report to RCMP

CBC || November 2, 2005

Minister Paul Martin has forwarded the Gomery Report to the RCMP for further investigation and moved to expel 10 people from the Liberal party.

"I received Judge Gomery's report around dinner time yesterday and read it late into the night. The story that unfolds in its pages is troubling," Martin said.

Speaking to reporters hours after the report was released, Martin pledged that the Liberal Party will repay $1.14 million that had been diverted to its Quebec wing through the sponsorship program.

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

Martin said those to be kicked out of the party, including public works minister Alfonso Gagliano, were named specifically in Gomery's report for having been involved in financial irregularities related to the sponsorship program.

Although the report lays blame on former prime minister Jean Chrétien for the flawed running of the federal sponsorship program, Martin said he was not one of the 10 people to be expelled.

Martin skirted reporters questions on his own opinion about Chrétien's role in the sponsorship scandal.

"Justice Gomery said we should let the report speak for itself. I concur."

Martin also announced the government plans to sue 12 additional people or companies involved in the sponsorship program and will try to recover a total of $57 million in public money that was obtained fraudulently.

The prime minister said he also asked the chairs and boards of Crown corporations to take "all additional disciplinary action judged necessary" against employees who may have been involved in the scandal.

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