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I don't know what will happen to Chretien.
His legacy is now in tatters and he joins Brian Mulroney, perhaps even surpasses him as the all time corrupt Canadian Prime Minister. I don't think Chretien will go to jail. I really doubt he personally took any money out of the deal anyway. I think the entire sponsorship program started out with good intentions (to raise the profile of Canada within Quebec) Unfortunately, the road to hell is truly paved with good intentions. In watching Chretien on TV, I found his cavalier attitude towards Gomery insulting and condescenging. Like he was somehow above the law and did not have to give the commission it's due respect.
As for Martin, I actually think he's to be admired in all of this. He has since the begining done the right thing. He immediately cancelled the entire sponsorship program, he fired all those involved. He fired the heads of Canada Post and Via, and he launched the entire Gomery Commission at great political risk. There are many within his own party who were telling him not to launch a commission, but he decided to get in front of this thing. Chretien would never have done such a thing. He would have double talked, and avoided by any means possible anything that might have shed light on the situation.
The one thing that makes me laugh the hardest though is how all of the guys involved are all innocent.
Other than this Brault guy (who ran groupeaction) they have all professed great shock and disbelief at being fingered by Gomery. Given that, one must therefore believe that no-one did anything wrong. Not.
Of all the players, I find Brault the most interesting. He has basically not hid anything. He has admitted that he over charged, scammed, and gave kick backs to the Quebec liberal party. Amazing.
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