tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post116729404995908254..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Must ... blog ... can't ... resist ...CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1167357135801570072006-12-28T20:52:00.000-05:002006-12-28T20:52:00.000-05:00Exactly. Not just that, but this whole idea of acc...Exactly. <BR/><BR/>Not just that, but this whole idea of accountability is not something a government ought to be patted on the back for, it's the absolute bloody minimum we ought to expect. It's bedrock, foundational, need I say essential? One could as easily imagine General Motors crying loud huzzahs over the fact that their cars had tires.<BR/><BR/>Another bit is that the figure of $1.5 million rang a bell, and in searching I found this <A HREF="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060511/tories_adscam_060511/20060511?hub=Canada" REL="nofollow">CTV story</A>, where the figures for the amount of Adscam money that actually made it back into Liberal party coffers was "$800,000 in official donations and more than $1 million in kick-backs". <BR/><BR/>And the Liberals had at that point paid back $1.14 million. <BR/><BR/>Point is that the amounts in question are pretty similar, and the Liberal malfeasance cost them government. Fair's fair, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-1167323908963861562006-12-28T11:38:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:38:00.000-05:00Luckily, as Jason, points out, "accountability isn...<I>Luckily, as Jason, points out, "accountability isn't a big issue right now for Canadians." Another stroke of good fortune, apparently.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? For this Canadian, it is a big issue - especially when the bunch of crooks in power spent all of their time trumpeting how "honest and accountable" they were last election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com