More from the Gomery Commission

Ex-PM's staff named -- GOMERY IS TOLD CHRETIEN AIDES TOOK CASH FOR 1993 ELECTION April 9, 2005, Stephanie Rubec, Senior Political Reporter, Toronto Sun

STAFFERS OF former PM Jean Chretien received secret payments to fund his victorious 1993 Shawinigan election campaign from a Montreal ad firm lobbying for federal contracts, the Gomery inquiry heard yesterday. Former Groupaction Marketing employee Alain Renaud said two years after the election, Chretien's brother Gabriel personally set up meetings for him with a senior PMO staffer and top Liberal officials in a bid to open the floodgates of federal contracts. [. . . . ]

Search: Michel Beliveau, Chretien's then chief of staff Jean Pelletier, Daniel-Yves Durand, a meeting with the PM's then-chief of operations Jean Carle




Money went to Chrétien: adman Brian Daly, CP, April 8, 2005

MONTREAL -- Jean Brault, whose dramatic testimony at the sponsorship inquiry has rocked the country, donated $30,000 to ex-prime minister Jean Chretien's victorious 1993 campaign in the hopes of landing future federal contracts, the inquiry was told Friday.

Former Groupaction employee Alain Renaud testified that a year after the Liberals swept to power in 1993, Brault showed him a $30,000 cheque payable to Michel Fournier, who served as Chretien's chief of staff when he was Opposition leader. [. . . . ]

"Were these cheques for the campaign of the Liberal party or Mr. Chretien's campaign?" Roy asked.

Renaud replied: "Mr. Chretien's campaign."

As the Gomery Commission moves along -- not over by a long shot

Inquiry told PMO involved in sponsorship contracts Apr. 8, 05, CBC News

[. . . . ] Alain Renaud said he was paid handsomely - more than $1 million - to open doors for Groupaction in Ottawa and sniff out government contracts.

[. . . . ] Renaud's testimony is some of the strongest to allege a connection between those close to Chrétien and the sponsorship money. [. . . . ]

Search: Jacques Corriveau, Jean Lambert, Health Canada, a 25 per cent cut




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