John Gomery Quotes (13 Quotes)

That being said, some of the statements of even the most unreliable witness may prove to be true.

a small group driven by Liberal interests and personal greed almost effortlessly breached walls built to separate politicians from the treasury.

The 2000 audit made it apparent that ... management had not implemented any of the 1996 Ernst and Young recommendations, ... Nevertheless, information was dropped from the final 2000 report, with no mention of the 1996 audit.

some solutions to ensure clearer accountability between the executive and the administrative arms of government.

Mr. Martin ... is entitled, like other ministers in the Quebec caucus, to be exonerated from any blame for carelessness or misconduct,

A general lack of transparency about government spending and a reluctance by the public service to call attention to irregularities because of the increased concentration of political power in the prime minister's office are weaknesses in the present-day system of Canadian government.

a blatant abuse of public funds.

In general, I have come to the conclusion that he is not always a reliable witness and that any affirmations made by him should be accepted with caution,

The commission did not and does not plan to submit its report to the prime minister,

The irregularities and mismanagement that she described were clearly worse and more widespread that she had learned or imagined,

There is no basis for attributing blame or responsibility for the maladministration of the Sponsorship Program to any other Minister of the Chrtien Cabinet, ... since they, like all Members of Parliament, were not informed of the initiatives authorized by former Chrtien chief of staff Jean Pelletier.

The public trust ... was subverted and betrayed, and Canadians were outraged, not only be cause public funds were wasted and misappropriated, but also because no one was held responsible or punished for his misconduct,

It may be presumed that he did not want someone like Mr. Cutler to obstruct or delay his method of handling sponsorship files,