tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post4384305840764281447..comments2023-09-28T08:40:45.617-04:00Comments on Danielle Takacs: Galloping Around the Golden Horseshoe: Can the Cons Sink Any Lower?Danielle Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298674716918123751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-77211768925906336772008-04-23T21:17:00.000-04:002008-04-23T21:17:00.000-04:00Mr. Flaherty must think his is still in the Mike H...Mr. Flaherty must think his is still in the Mike Harris Government where literally thousands of contracts were awarded with out tender and no work was done. They were only uncovered when they were defeated in 2003.player_haterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199809946864827492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-55694447115419294252008-04-23T16:59:00.000-04:002008-04-23T16:59:00.000-04:00it gets worse...OTTAWA—Liberal Finance Critic John...it gets worse...<BR/>OTTAWA—Liberal Finance Critic John McCallum has formally called on the federal Ethics Commissioner to expand her investigation of Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to include the awarding of $320,000 worth of contracts to a single friend from his political past – not just the single $122,000 contract for a budget speech.<BR/><BR/>“When it was revealed that the Minister had issued one untendered contract in excess of $100,000, there was cause for concern,” said Mr. McCallum. “But when we see as many as eight contracts in just 11 months totalling more than $320,000 going to one individual with ties to a senior cabinet minister, we are way past simple concern.”Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.com