That being said, some of the statements of even the most unreliable witness may prove to be true. |
The 2000 audit made it apparent that ... management had not implemented any of the 1996 [Ernst and Young] recommendations, ... Nevertheless, information was dropped from the final 2000 report, with no mention of the 1996 audit. |
The commission did not and does not plan to submit its report to the prime minister, |
The irregularities and mismanagement that she described were clearly worse and more widespread that she had learned or imagined, |
The public trust ... was subverted and betrayed, and Canadians were outraged, not only be cause public funds were wasted and misappropriated, but also because no one was held responsible or punished for his misconduct, |
There is no basis for attributing blame or responsibility for the maladministration of the Sponsorship Program to any other Minister of the Chrétien Cabinet, ... since they, like all Members of Parliament, were not informed of the initiatives authorized by [former Chrétien chief of staff Jean Pelletier]. |
within 30 days of the publication of the commission’s final report and recommendations. |