The Sponsorship Nightmare
How are government programs developed? Are programs conceived by individual bureaucrats sitting behind their desks? Are they developed by committee members sitting around a conference table? Are programs developed to solve problems?
Canadians can now look at the Sponsorship Program and justifiably conclude that it was a colossal failure. It resulted in a government inquiry that many have followed to the point where most have become disgusted by what they have heard and read.
It has been suggested that the sponsorship program was developed in response to the fear or possibility of Quebec separating from the Canadian family.
Was the program conceived in a prime ministerial dream? Did he inform cabinet of his dream? Did one “sharp” cabinet minister see an opportunity for profit for self and friends? Did a minister tell a deputy minister to get on with the task of program development not only with an objective in mind but a partial or complete solution?
What did the program hope to achieve? What was achieved? Perhaps what it has achieved will encourage Quebeckers to separate!
The ultimate responsibility for the program should rest on the shoulders of the past prime minister. I believe that the Commissioner, Justice Gomery, will have some strongly worded critical statements to make about the prime minister’s dream that turned into our nightmare!
I trust that lessons will be learned from this scandal, lessons for political parties, for politicians of all parties and for Canadian electors.
Canadians can now look at the Sponsorship Program and justifiably conclude that it was a colossal failure. It resulted in a government inquiry that many have followed to the point where most have become disgusted by what they have heard and read.
It has been suggested that the sponsorship program was developed in response to the fear or possibility of Quebec separating from the Canadian family.
Was the program conceived in a prime ministerial dream? Did he inform cabinet of his dream? Did one “sharp” cabinet minister see an opportunity for profit for self and friends? Did a minister tell a deputy minister to get on with the task of program development not only with an objective in mind but a partial or complete solution?
What did the program hope to achieve? What was achieved? Perhaps what it has achieved will encourage Quebeckers to separate!
The ultimate responsibility for the program should rest on the shoulders of the past prime minister. I believe that the Commissioner, Justice Gomery, will have some strongly worded critical statements to make about the prime minister’s dream that turned into our nightmare!
I trust that lessons will be learned from this scandal, lessons for political parties, for politicians of all parties and for Canadian electors.
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