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	Gomery Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, was a federal Canadian commission headed by the retired Justice John Gomery for the purpose of investigating the sponsorship scandal, which involved allegations of corruption within the Canadian government.
		The Commission was called by former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in February 2004 soon after a report by the Auditor General of Canada found unexplainable irregularities in the Sponsorship Program.
		Gomery specifically said that Martin "is entitled, like other ministers from the Quebec caucus, to be exonerated from any blame for carelessness or misconduct", as the Department of Finance's role was not oversight, but setting the "fiscal framework".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gomery_Commission (1382 words)

	Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs - (Reports)
		The Commission ruled that parliamentary privilege applied to the testimony before the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Commons (the parliamentary Committee), and that this testimony could not be used in cross-examination in proceedings of the Gomery Commission.
		She also asked the Gomery Commission not to make any decision on the possible admission in evidence of what had been said before the parliamentary Committee before the House of Commons had made a decision as to lifting the privilege.
		The decision of Commissioner Gomery on parliamentary immunity is upheld.
	reports.fja.gc.ca /en/2005/2005fc576/2005fc576.html (9386 words)

	Welcome to the Gomery Commission Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Justice John H. Gomery was named Commissioner under Part I of the Inquiries Act.
		The first requires the Commission to investigate and report on questions raised, directly or indirectly, by Chapters 3 and 4 of the November 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada.
		The second mandate calls upon the Commission to make recommendations to the Government of Canada, based upon its factual findings, to prevent mismanagement of sponsorship programs and advertising activities in the future.
	www.gomery.ca /en/index.asp (168 words)

	Inside Gomery
		Prime Minister Paul Martin responded by creating an independent commission of inquiry into the sponsorship scandal and allegations of corruption within the Canadian government —; a commission that was to be led by one man, Justice John H. Gomery.
		Justice Gomery chose François Perreault, a trusted and experienced journalist, to be the spokesman for one of the most closely scrutinized commissions in the country’s history.
		Perreault was the interface between the Gomery Commission and the journalists in the press room.
	www.fedpubs.com /subject/govern/inside_gomery.htm (235 words)

	Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities (Gomery Commission)
		The Gomery Commission Phase II Report was delivered to the Governor in Council on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.
		The Commission was given a broad discretion to investigate any circumstances it considers relevant to fulfilling its mandate.
		John Gomery, a Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec for more than 21 years, was appointed to head the Commission.
	www.fedpubs.com /subject/govern/gomery.htm (563 words)

	Sponsorship scandal - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The Gomery Commission, First Phase Report which assigned blame for the Sponsorship scandal cast most of the indemnity for misspent public funds, fraud on ChrГ©tien and his Prime Minister's Office staff.
		Prime Minister Paul Martin states that Stronach will be responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Gomery commission, a statement that Opposition critics claim casts doubt on the sincerity of the Prime Minister's promise for an election within 30 days of the tabling of Justice Gomery's report.
		Furthermore, Justice Gomery's commission has operated without undue influence from Martin or anyone outside of the investigation, having all due and necessary authority to investigate and draw conclusions on the matter.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Sponsorship_scandal (2655 words)

	Politics Watch - Canada's Political Portal
		Opposition parties argue Chretien's move to have Gomery recuse himself is an effort to derail or stall the inquiry looking into the spending of $250 million in sponsorships promoting the Canada word mark in the years after the Quebec referendum.
		Gomery, who has already defended his decision to speak with the media and his comments, is not likely to recuse himself.
		But Martin denied he had any interest in derailing Gomery and emphasized that it was he who created the judicial inquiry to get to the bottom of the scandal in the first place.
	www.politicswatch.com /gomery-jan26-2005.htm (809 words)

	Shocked at free speech...sometimes
		Justice Gomery emphasized the lack of: accountability, honesty, clarity, trasparency and responsibility in all institutions and departemts.
		Similarly, I don't suspect Gomery would have allowed this book to be released while the publication ban was in effect, but anyone could take notes at the time the evidence was being given and be ready to publish a book when the green light was given.
		The biggest problem of Justice John Gomery is that he is not able to give any recommendations to these businessmen of oil companies in Alberta, Quebec, British Colombia and other places, who are controling the major powers of the federal government in Ottawa through their invisible hands.
	www.stevejanke.com /archives/155225.php (1388 words)

	Politics Watch - Canada's Political Portal
		Gomery has focused his attention on the issue of sponsorship and advertising, while the research end of Earnscliffe concentrates on polling and communications work.
		Gomery said during the cross-examination that testimony should be limited to contracting of advertising.
		In another Gomery development from question period, Brison revealed that a complaint the commission had filed with the federal government over documents given to Gomery had been resolved.
	www.politicswatch.com /gomery2-jan31-2005.htm (670 words)

	Gomery's Recommendations
		It is interesting, and possibly a topic for many theses for political science students, to compare the terms of reference for the Gomery Commission with its recommendations.
		Gomery's recommendations go to the structure of Parliamentary democracy: the accountability and power of civil servants vs. ministers, the role of parliamentary committees and the requirements a minister must satisfy in order to overrule a deputy minister.
		The Honourable John Howard Gomery, a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec, performed a great service in investigating questions raised in the Report of the Auditor General.
	www.strategicthoughts.com /record2006/gomery2.html (414 words)

	Gomery bans publication of 3 witnesses' testimony
		Gomery said media lawyers, who challenged the ban, will be able to ask him again at the end of each day to overturn the ban for portions of that day's testimony.
		Gomery referred regularly in his decision to a publication ban made by the judge hearing evidence into the 1992 Westray coal mine disaster in Nova Scotia.
		While the accused men's testimony before Gomery's commission of inquiry cannot be published or broadcast live next month, the proceedings will be videotaped for release after the juries start to deliberate.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2005/03/29/gomery050329.html (1379 words)

	Gomery Receives Five Million Dollar Advance for Phase Two of Report - Canadian Satire, Humour and Hard-Hitting News - ...
		Published reports indicate that Gomery has been given a whopping five million dollar advance for the highly anticipated second phase of his report on the federal sponsorship program, tentatively to be titled Gomery, Phase II: Recommendations.
		Gomery's skill as an author, both in terms of style or prolificacy, but for a writer with only one book under his belt to get that kind of advance is unheard of.
		Gomery's publicist and literary agent also refused to confirm whether or not her boss is getting such a lucrative book advance, but insisted that Mr.
	www.thehammer.ca /content/view.php?news=2005-11-4-gomery-phase-2 (691 words)

	Gomery Wednesday-Night
		The Commission is trying to find out how $100 million dollars of the the $250 million spent on the "sponsorship" program ended up in the hands of PR firms friendly to the governing Liberal Party, with little or no work having been performed in return.
		The Gomery Commission of inquiry is trying to find out how $100 million disappeared into the coffers of PR firms in the 1990s, with little or no work being performed.
		The Gomery Commission is trying to discover how $100 million of the $250 million spent on the defunct "sponsorship" program found its way into the coffers of PR firms friendly with his governing Liberal Party, with little or no work having been done.
	www.wednesday-night.com /gomery.asp (7743 words)

	Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
		The work of Judge Gomery has been determined by the Terms of Reference of the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities (the Gomery Commission) which was established on February 19, 2004 by the Martin-led Liberal Cabinet.
		Speaking at the Commission's opening on May 7, 2004, Justice Gomery stated, "This Inquiry has arisen as a result of the significant concerns raised in the Report of the Auditor General to the House of Commons with respect to the sponsorship program and advertising activities of the Government of Canada.
		Justice Gomery went on to state that he will establish the facts and will be able to assess the evidence provided and make findings on matters such as the credibility of witnesses.
	www.mlpc.ca /Articles/gomery2.html (1430 words)

	The Gomery Commission Report, Phase 2 - An Overview (PRB 05-60E) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		According to the Commission, a central problem at the root of the sponsorship scandal was that public servants reflected a culture (and government policy) that places central emphasis on obedience to superiors and final accountability to ministers.
		These considerations led the Commission to recommend that conditions be established that will ensure that reserve funds are used for non‑partisan purposes, and that Parliament is aware of the funds’ existence and has sufficient information to hold the Government to account for their use and the results they produce.
		As the Commission observes, the Clerk “sits at the apex of the bureaucratic hierarchy.” The combination of the Prime Minister and the Clerk is without doubt the most formidable collaboration in the federal government.
	www.parl.gc.ca /information/library/PRBpubs/prb0560-e.htm (5770 words)

	Gomery I—The Aftermath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		The truth of the matter is that there wouldn't have been a Gomery inquiry period had the liberals not been ratted out by an Auditor Generals report.
		Of course the parameters of the Gomery Commission were set up by Paul Martin, who claims to have known nothing.
		The Gomery inquiry was set up in such a way that, we know the bank was robbed, but he couldn't say by who.
	www.rightpoint.org /gomery1.htm (904 words)

	Gomery Commission - Events Quarterly
		Justice Gomery has shown a bias towards former Prime Minister Chrétien and predetermined the Commission's outcome - with half of those in Quebec (47%), where the Commission heads next, believing the same.
		The awareness of the Commission is quite pervasive as 81% of the Canadian public acknowledges its existence, with 65% of those who are aware it saying they are following the Commission deliberations “closely”.
		In all, 52% of Canadians are aware of and following the Commission proceedings closely - 53% in Quebec.
	www.eventsquarterly.com /news/march2005/1.php (83 words)

	What I Told the Gomery Commission :: Views :: thetyee.ca
		The next day, I received a call from the commission telling me that there had been a change and now I was to advise Justice Gomery about the pros and cons of "whistleblower" legislation.
		Here's one example: Gomery's Report did not, as the media rushed to declare, "exonerate Paul Martin" and IMO Paul Martin cannot be exonerated until the role of Basi and Virk is fully revealed.
		The worst outcome of Gomery would be a Conservative government, which by the way is where the media is going with this, instead of addressing issues with why this took place we will elect a more corrupt bunch to clean it up.
	thetyee.ca /Views/2005/11/07/ToldGomeryCommission (9347 words)

	Chronology of Submissions to Gomery Commission
		The panel's testimony was accompanied by the tabling of a comprehensive evidence document, outlining the roles, functions and involvement of the Secretariat relevant to the Commission of Inquiry.
		A statement of evidence was prepared to provide an overview of advertising management review and renewal within the Government of Canada during the period 2002-2005, to complement oral testimony before the Commission and other documents previously entered into evidence.
		In June 2005, the Attorney General of Canada tabled the final submissions of the Government of Canada to the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities with respect to the factual-inquiry phase of its mandate.
	www.tbs-sct.gc.ca /gr-rg/index_e.asp (426 words)

	Dust my Broom » In the Groove » Pre-Peeking at Gomery? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		OTTAWA - The Martin government pressured the Gomery commission to release to them copies of its first report on the sponsorship scandal five days in advance of the official release date, recently obtained government documents reveal.
		Gomery submit the report to the government on Friday, Oct. 28, to give Prime Minister Paul Martin and PMO officials the weekend to digest the much-anticipated report and prepare communication lines for the public release on Nov. 1.
		But in a Sept. 22 e-mail, obtained by CanWest News, the commission’s co-ordinator at the Privy Council Office advised other senior officials that their attempts to obtain the report before the weekend had been refused by officials at the commission.
	www.dustmybroom.com /?p=2623 (672 words)

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		The Association of Quebec Advertising Agencies (AAPQ) and the Institute of Communications and Advertising (ICA) fully agree with the recommendations contained in the Gomery Commission's Phase 2 Report on transparency, accountability and the useful mechanisms intended to prevent bad management in future sponsorship programs or advertising activities.
		Finally, the Commission is suggesting that the Government perform a comprehensive audit and independent assessments of the value of the advertising programs and initiatives chosen by its departments and agencies (p.
		Defending the industry's interests and understanding its challenges, AAPQ is committed to represent its member agencies and to provide current and future decision makers with tools and work conditions that will allow the industry to successfully face the new challenges of the future.
	www.dmn.ca /Click/articles/vol65/vol65_i.htm (406 words)

	Mapleleafweb.com: Gomery Commission of Inquiry & Sponsorship Scandal
		In February 2006, the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities (better known as the Gomery Commission) released the second of two reports.
		The long-term impact of the Commission, however, remains unclear.
		This feature provides an overview of the events that led to the creation of the Gomery Commission, its testimony, findings and recommendations, as well as the potential impact of the Commission on Canadian politics and government overall.
	www.mapleleafweb.com /features/judical/gomery-commission (285 words)

	Gomery Commission: Submissions are just that - submissions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Of all the submissions that were made to Justice Gomery, the ones that received the most coverage in the media were those made by David Scott and Peter Doody, counsel for former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
		Well, when the golf ball sideshow is disregarded and Chrétien’s attempt to have Justice Gomery removed on the grounds of bias is ignored, there never was a smoking gun when it came to the former PM’s role in the sponsorship scandal.
		Although there is now suspicion, as there was since Adscam first surfaced, that Jean Chrétien was involved, there was no evidence that implicated him in the actual acts of theft, fraud and money laundering that had become away of life for the Liberal Party of Canada in the province of Quebec.
	www.canadafreepress.com /2005/media062105.htm (462 words)

	Gin and Tonic - What "waiting for Gomery" really means
		And it would seem to me that far from "determining the truth", Justice Gomery must be pretty careful in his report to a) not affect any ongoing or future criminal or civil litigation, and b) not stray into personal opinion.
		So even if Justice Gomery has an opinion about the veracity of one witness's claims vs. those of another, he must be very careful not to interfere with the criminal proceedings underway.
		Hopefully he is saving a public reference to Gomery's tied hands until the day he and the Bloqists vote down the government.
	www.dowlersolutions.ca /blog/archives/2005/04/what_waiting_fo_1.html (2272 words)

	Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada
		In Justice Gomery's statement at the public release of the Gomery Commission's Fact Finding Report, he provided an overview of the second phase of the Commission's work.
		Should deputy ministers, the public service heads of departments under ministers, be held responsible for the financial management and be held accountable for departmental maladministration?" The issue, he said, is not the "principle of ministerial responsibility" itself, but whether or not it needs to be clarified or modified.
		Justice Gomery also said that his work would explore "the need for changes in our political and administrative culture." "Are such changes necessary and are changes possible?" he asked.
	www.mlpc.ca /Articles/gomery4.html (162 words)

	Paul Martin, Stephen Harper, and the Gomery Report
		The Commission was set up by Paul Martin in an attempt to insulate himself from the scandal that had its beginnings in Jean Chretien's government.
		Gomery is sounding more and more like a Liberal puppet if you ask me...him and that 'Inside Gomery' book and all that...he fits right in with the nest feathering socialist pukes not knowing or caring about 'right from wrong'.
		I think the Gomery Commission was a calculation made by Martin solely within the prism of his leadership "coup de partie".
	www.stevejanke.com /archives/155289.php (5484 words)

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