July 13, 2006: Technology Partnerships Canada

More Stolen Federal CA$H Found Ne0_North, 7/13/2006 00:20:37
www.canoe.ca/mb2/messages/cnewsf/11168.html

OTTAWA — [....] Sixteen recipients of Ottawa’s Technology Partnership Canada grants were found to have either made contingency payments to lobbyists based on winning the federal money (totalling $3.3 million) or using lobbyists that weren’t registered with the government.

Industry Minister Maxime Bernier has instructed department officials to seek redress from the companies found to have breached their contracts with Ottawa. [....]