One of the LIBERAL PARTY’s so-called “sponsorship” political corruption scandal’s main men, Jean Lafleur, is walking around today, having been sentenced to 42 months in jail last year. This is how “justice” and “law and order” in Liberal-Land and the Liberal-Land Law Courts division works. Now he’ leaving the taxman on the hook by filing for bankruptcy.
What bothers me almost as much is how the media in Canada totally—TOTALLY—whitewashes the LIBERAL out of the LIBERAL PARTY’s so-called “sponsorship” political corruption scandal. They now (officially, it seems) refer to it as “the sponsorship scandal”. Not the “LIBERAL PARTY sponsorship political corruption scandal”. Sometimes they call it the “federal sponsorship affair”, seemingly in order to confuse the truly stupid and hopefully cast the blame the current Conservative government instead. I’ve even seen “the Ottawa scandal”.
In this article, the word “LIBERAL” does nor appear even once. Not once. And I like how the Canadian Press chooses to place air quotes around the words “criminal conviction”.
Disgraced adman Jean Lafleur files for bankruptcy
Updated Thu. Jul. 24 2008 11:22 PM ET
The Canadian PressMONTREAL—Following his son’s example, disgraced formed advertising executive Jean Lafleur has filed for bankruptcy, threatening to leave Ottawa on the hook for more than $7 million.
Lafleur was handed 42-month prison sentence last year and ordered to pay a $1.5-million fine for his role in the sponsorship scandal.
The 67-year-old was recently released from jail, and indicated in court documents that he was unable to pay the fine.
He blamed his financial woes on his “criminal conviction.”
According to the documents, Lafleur sold his home near Sutton, Que. in 2005 for $1.5 million.
His lawyer deposited the money in a bank account in Liechtenstein, which Lafleur then accessed to live in Costa Rice and Belize until he turned himself in to police in April 2007.
He still owes Revenue Canada $181,000, Revenue Quebec $174,000 and $1.3 million of his fine.
The federal government is also seeking $6.5 million from Lafleur in a civil suit that is to get underway this fall.
Ottawa is trying to recoup funds that Lafleur over billed the government for sponsorship work.
His company, Lafleur Communication Marketing, made $36 million in royalties from federal contracts between 1994 and 2000.
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