Canuck E Stan Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 The lawyer fees for the Gomery Inquiry are expected to be around $70 Million. The taxpayer has to pay this in the name of justice.Why do lawyers charge the fees they do, and how different is this billing from the Ad agencies that did the same type of billing.What makes this bunch so expensive to hire? Taxpayers on hook for AdScam fees Kinsella brings up some good points on his blog on lawyers and their "charges" March 12, 2006 Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
rbacon Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 Because Canada now has two different justice systems. One for the elite cabal that run Canada and another for the wage slaves. This whole matter should have been dealt with by the Attorney General of Quebec, with charges of fraud and breach of public trust. Chretien et al should have been summoned before the bench as a common small time crook along with his other Liberal cronies. No special deals, no special judge with a strict mandate to examine only certain issues. The feds will bring criminal charges against a wautress for failing to claim tip money on her Income Tax but these brazen thieves get special treatment. Soon it will be rule by anarchy if this is allowed to continue.. Quote
August1991 Posted March 14, 2006 Report Posted March 14, 2006 We have John Gomery: Before the work of the commission of inquiry into the sponsorship program began, Gomery's other personality trait — vanity — was unknown. Or was his ego nourished simply by the fact of his having become, over the months, a true popular hero, a sort of Raider of the Lost Ethics? And then we have Archibald Cox: Upon being fired, Cox stated simply:Whether ours shall be a government of laws and not of men is now for Congress and ultimately the American people. The firing of Cox illustrated the need for independent counsels — prosecutors specifically appointed to investigate official misconduct. Cox died at his home in Brooksville, Maine... The New York Times wrote in his obituary: A gaunt 6-footer who wore three-piece suits, Mr. Cox was often described as 'ramrod straight,' not only because of his bearing but also because of his personality. ---- I don't know why La Presse published this piece by Yves Boisvert and I understand less why the Toronto Star translated it. It appears that the federal Liberal Party is still in the throes of a civil war of some sort. It would like to believe that Stephen Harper will get Canada out of this morass, but I'm not so certain. I would like to believe that voters in urban English Canada, and in Ontario in particular, will realize the damage the federal Liberal Party has inflicted on this country, but I'm not so certain. On the other hand, I'm still surprised that French-Quebecers outside of Montreal chose to vote for Harper's Conservatives. Canada is a remarkable country. Quote
Argus Posted March 15, 2006 Report Posted March 15, 2006 It's very simple. When they put together the inquiry they basically gave everyone carte blanche to hire private lawyers at government expense, with no limits set for what fees could be charged. I'm assuming this was deliberate. Not only were Liberals the target of the inquiry but this would certainly lead to escalating costs, which the Martin government could then use to justify closing down the inquiry - which they made a halfhearted attempt at but failed due to their minority status. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
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