Quick, someone get former Justice John Gomery some flowers and a thank you card - he feelings are hurt!
Mr. Gomery also admitted he was annoyed, even hurt, by an “ungrateful” Conservative government. He said the commission’s work and his report deserved better treatment at the hands of the Conservatives, who probably wouldn’t be in power today if it weren’t for the sponsorship inquiry.
“I think they owe the fact they are in office to the work of the commission. That wasn’t the objective, but it was the consequence and I think they are ungrateful to treat me that way,” he said.
Boo hoo. Actually, Gomery has it backwards - the backlash from the sponsorship scandal is one of the primary reasons the electorate turned away from the Liberals, not the actual sponsorship inquiry. The Auditor General’s report, the infighting between Martin’s and Chretien’s people and finally the media frenzy that followed was more than enough to remove the Liberals from office.
“I find it extraordinary that the government commissions a commission of inquiry to conduct a study and then, when recommendations are made, they don’t even tell you they received them … My feelings are hurt, if you must know, all that effort, thought and good intentions.”
The Liberal Government (under Paul Martin) called the inquiry, not the Conservative Government. What exactly did Gomery want… an award for doing his job?
Charles Anthony wrote:
Hmmm… this is interesting because now Gomery has opened a Pandora’s Box: I think it is fair game now to criticize Gomery’s performance as head of the inquiry.
Any takers?
Posted on 12-Mar-08 at 1:56 pm | Permalink
Marko wrote:
Funny, I didn’t see Mr. Gomery (nor the MSM) questioning the ruling Liberals or Mr. Martin at the time as to why certain activities were off limits, like Earnscliffe and the Liberals there tied to adscam like schemes. Or about the “committee” setup to oversee the inquiry containing individuals who had massive conflicts of interest (ties to Powercorp and the PM) Who appointed this guy to the bench anyway?
Posted on 12-Mar-08 at 2:59 pm | Permalink
Platty wrote:
You know, I worked on a home I was building for 6 Months!! Where the hell is my award for all that hard work???
Oh yeah, it’s my job and I make money doing it.
Okay, I’m alright now……..
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Posted on 12-Mar-08 at 3:12 pm | Permalink
philanthropist wrote:
Gomery was appointed to protect what’s left of the Liberal’s reputation - a tough job considering how corrupt the Liberals are - but the little weasel has done well. Senator Gomery is just like a lady in waiting now….
Posted on 12-Mar-08 at 11:48 pm | Permalink