Group: ab.politics


Subject: A rightwing columnist on Mulroney scandal....
From: dangdangdoodIe
Date: 11/20/2007 7:30:24 PM
In article <fhtl88$j2e$1@theodyn.ncf.ca>, ar231@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Karen Gordon) wrote: > (K): She's always been very rightwing in her editorials. I have no doubt > she voted Conservative. But now she's "curious" about a few things > regarding the Mulroney affair. And she's just one of millions. Millions > that want their $2.1 million tax dollars back from a lying ex-Prime Minister. > ___________________________ > I say let the Auditor General have at it. That is the only impartial > branch of the federal government with the authority and independence to > debrief Brian Mulroney, get access to what he signed off on with the $2.1 > million and get to the bottom of his tax lapse. > > """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" > - Diane Francis - National Post Monday, November 19, 2007 If the Auditor General is really independent and has the authority, she/he shouldn't have to depend on the PM or anyone else, to start an investigation, and the AG might be able to access Mulroney's history better than any one else. > I also don't think it's a good idea to let a > professional nice guy and buddy of Mulroney's, > like David Johnston, define any inquiry terms. This, from a rightwing writer!! -- the dang Rightwing truism. "If it fears right, it must be true." --rg ___________