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Parliament Hill reno plagued by accusations of corruption
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Nov 24, 2010 02:03pm |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Daniel Leblanc |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Friday, November 19, 2010 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The opposition is accusing the Conservatives of running a fundraising scheme in which companies that participated in a controversial renovation project on Parliament Hill were subsequently pushed to make donations to the party.
Saying they are finding more and more political donations from officials linked to the $9-million contract, opposition MPs raised a series of questions about the Harper government’s ethics in the House. In particular, the Bloc and the NDP referred to recent revelations that the bonding company and a government mediator involved in the project participated in a 2009 fundraiser that was organized by the construction firm overseeing the contract.
“Does the government realize that this is increasingly sounding like a scheme to obtain political donations in exchange for government contracts?” Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe asked during Question Period.
NDP MP Pat Martin said there is a strong smell surrounding the contract, which is already being investigated by the RCMP and will be the focus of a parliamentary inquiry in coming weeks. |
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