....And then there were Six

Every official that comes in
Cripples us leaves us maimed
Silent and tamed
And with our flesh and bones
He builds his homes
--RATM

This episode of Canadian Corruption is brought to you by the Liberal Party, or should I say, the same 6 sychophants that are mentioned every time an Adscam witness testifies....hmmmm, 4 Corrupt Quebec politcians, one 'helpful' bureaucrat and one self-loathing anglo enabler.

And the same 6 phrases are spoken: "Untendered Contract, Unwritten Contract, Unaccountable Ministers, Unaudited Financial Statements, Every Rule Broken."

Chuck Guite facing sponsorship inquiry
CTV.ca News Staff

Chuck Guite, the man who ran the federal sponsorship program in its early years, began testifying Wednesday at the inquiry looking into the affair.

He could be on the witness stand for up to four days -- two this week and two next week.

Guite began his testimony by saying that he had no written guidelines for how sponsorship applications should be approved. He said advertising agencies were "prequalified'' before the awarding of contracts, and didn't have to bid on all jobs.

"We qualified agencies for sponsorship, and after that there was not a competition for every individual sponsorship event, no,'' he testified.

He added that he reported "functionally'' to the office of then-Public Works minister Alfonso Gagliano.

"How I like to describe it is, administratively I reported to a deputy minister,'' said Guite. "Functionally I reported through either Canada Information Office, PCO (Privy Council Office) or dealt directly with the minister's office.''

He said when he was promoted in 1997 to the job that ultimately involved running the sponsorship program, he often went over the heads of his bureaucratic supervisors, speaking directly with Gagliano and senior aides in the Prime Minister's Office.

Can they say his name? I wonder if he threatened to sue?

It's Right Outside Your Door.