Gagliano's lawyer attacks Fraser

[kimmy]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/20...rial040909.html

Pierre Fournier, cross-examining Fraser on Thursday at an inquiry into the program, suggested the auditor's investigation ignored the big picture to pursue record-keeping and administrative details.

"You are aware that the government under the leadership of [then prime minister Jean] Chrétien had stated that it favoured the unity of Canada?" said Fournier. "That did not come as news to you?"

Fournier said Fraser has repeatedly condemned the lack of paperwork to justify millions of dollars spent to boost unity. He pointed out that broad policies are sometimes not written in any specific document.

Rules? Who has time for rules? We're saving the country, damnit!

The Liberals did learn something from our neighbors to the south: you can justify just about anything, provided you wrap it in the flag and question the patriotism of those who oppose.

-kimmy

[Bro]

LOL,the lieberals ,what a crew,silly patriotic bunch of Canadians.

Without the the help of the opposition parties though,they will rip Ms. Fraser to pieces,and laugh all the way to the next election.

Come on opposition,get off your ass and help this dedicated Canadian.

[takeanumber]

That's lawyers for ya.

[JWayne625]

The biggest laugh of all is the fact that Canadian's in all of Atlantic Canada and Ontario returned this gang of theives to Ottawa to continue to run this country, or should ruin this country be a more appropriate term?

God help us all! When we have Gag'me's defence attorney even suggesting that because Quebec keeps whining that it is somehow okay for any Prime Minister, without the consent of Parliament or the people who's money is being wasted, to bestow gifts in the form of taxpayer's money on their friend's in that province without some kind of accounting. I believe it is he who does not see the "BIG PICTURE." Are this gang of thieves so arrogant as to suggest that they are somehow above the law? He seems to be suggesting that the PM should not have to be accountable to Canadian's, or to the checks and balances that are supposed to be followed when taxpayer's money is being spent.

Sorry, I had a momentary lapse in the realm of reality, and I realize how naive that sounds, considering the fact that politician's of all stripes, in all areas of government in this country feel that laws only apply to us commoners. That things like accountability, morality, honesty, are not applicable to politicians, yet they keep talking like Canada is somehow a democracy. The joke is on us if we really believe anything they say.

Federally they have deferred the responsibility of making law to a Supreme Court, that they themselves appointed. Could be because Supreme Court Justices' are not accountable for the decisions they make regardless of how those laws impact Canadians? These are the vary decisions that our elected politician would have like to have made but fearing the political backlash they have deferred that power to the courts, and now refuse to even consider the use of the Notwithstanding Clause, and why is that? It was put into the constitution for a purpose, but Paul Martin stated that as far as he's concerned decisions made by the Supreme Court are the final word. To me that is just wrong, and as far as I'm concerned this Charter is a flawed document that needs a major overhaul, especially when it allows more rights for criminals than it does for their victims. On the aspect of the Supreme Court making law, tell me again why we even bother to elect MP's and MLA's. Maybe we should be thinking about getting rid of them and electing the judiciary instead. Couldn't hurt, at least it would make these judge's accountable for their decisions.