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Who is responsible?

2 Nov 2005

Gagliano 429 16.3 The Responsibility of Other Ministers 430 16.4 The Responsibility of the Deputy Minister of PWGSC 432 16.5 The Responsibility of the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) 435 16.6 The Responsibility of the Communication Agencies 437 16.7 Conclusion 438 Annex A INDEX OF NAMES 439 Annex B CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS 445 Appendix A TERMS OF REFERENCE 453 Appendix B REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL [...] Because of the sensational nature of some of the evidence presented at the Commission’s hearings, the publicity given to it, and the political context in which the Inquiry took place, the impression may have been created that in Canada the administration of public affairs by the federal government is generally careless, incompetent, and motivated by improper considerations. [...] Specifically, the Terms of Reference direct me …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 to the House of Commons with regard to the sponsorship program and advertising activities of the Government of Canada, including (i) the creation of the sponsorship program, (ii) the selection of comm [...] My mandate, like the mandate of the Auditor General, is restricted to examining the implementation of the political decisions that led to the creation of the Sponsorship Program and the implementation of political decisions concerning its advertising activities, not the political decisions themselves. [...] Fact Finding Report 1.5 Scope of the Present Report It should be emphasized that in accordance with the Terms of Reference of February 19, 2004, the primary purpose of the present Report is to make factual findings concerning the Sponsorship Program and advertising activities of the Government of Canada.
government politics culture employment philosophy public contracts finances publiques testimony revenue human activities fee finance, public witness gomery commission publication ban commission of inquiry into the sponsorship program and advertising activities misconduct in office government advertising prévarication contrats administratifs publicité d'état
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708
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Canada

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