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So Canadians, what are your thoughts on the recently published Gomery Inquiry?

Myself, I think that Chretien is going to get off relatively scott-free, as people will forget about this in time... Martin is already scott-free, and he will continue to try to wear the teflon for as long as he can.

As far as I see it there are two losers in this whole thing.

1. The Liberal party, and I say this with an asterisk. They lose some credibility, they further lose their footing in Quebec, thereby almost permanently installing the PQ for the next 10 years. But they will probably continue to be the dominant party in this one party country because of the lack of a viable alternative. Politically speaking, the Liberal party could not have picked a better time in their history to have a scandal of this magnitude, because even if there is an election in 6 months, the Liberals should win because the Conservatives are too far right, and the NDP are too far left.

2. Because of the lack of voting options, the Canadian people are the biggest losers. Also because no matter what the outcome, the Canadian people will never see a dime of that wasted money. Paul Martin will just shrug his shoulders, maybe offer a word of condolence to the Canadian people, and then, like Pilate, wash his hands and say "I am innocent of this crime." The Canadian people will continue to take it up the ass, because we won't do anything to show the Liberals that we're really pissed off.

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