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March 06, 2006
Ethics ethics commissioner
Mr Bernard Shapiro, the federal ethics commissioner decvided to review the defection of David Emerson to the Conservative party and the role each of he and Stephen Harper, while failing to do the same when Scott Brison and Belinda Stronach went another way. Also he cleared Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh who approached MP Gurmant Grewal to solicit defection of the latter and his wife Nina who was also MP.
Note that David Emerson recruitment had sense (in contrast to all the previous cases where corruption could be seen by a naked eye): to keep trade negotiations with USA on fast track. While Conservators could find one of their own qualified for this job, David Emerson had an advantage of already being involved.
So, the biggest question here is the ethics of the ethics commissioner.
Should the special commissioner (ethics ethics commissioner) be appointed to watch after this?
Posted by Victor at March 6, 2006 07:25 AM