Juno News - August 25, 2019


Liberals are growing bolder with their ethics violations


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460

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26


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The SNC-Lavalin scandal just isn t going away. Less than 60 days from an election, the biggest scandal of the government of Justin Trudeau has reared its ugly head again with the release of the ethics commissioner's report.

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00:00:00.000 The SNC-Lavalin scandal just isn't going away. Less than 60 days out from an election,
00:00:15.500 the biggest scandal of the government of Justin Trudeau has reared its ugly head again with the
00:00:20.680 release of the ethics commissioner's report. But not content with the report detailing the
00:00:26.840 corruption of the prime minister and others in his office, but also the supposedly independent
00:00:31.500 Privy Council office, the liberals doubled down their misbehavior when the majority of liberals
00:00:37.760 on the ethics committee voted not to hear from the ethics commissioner on his report detailing
00:00:43.240 the breach in ethics of the PM and members of the PMO. You really can't make this stuff up.
00:00:51.360 The ethics committee only exists to oversee the ethics of members of parliament.
00:00:56.840 Why they wouldn't want to hear from the ethics commissioner detailing his investigation
00:01:01.920 into a breach of the ethics legislation by the prime minister is frankly stunning.
00:01:08.900 Why do they think they're there in the first place? One can only imagine the prime minister
00:01:14.660 thinks he can ride this out and still win re-election come October. And why not? Given the
00:01:20.840 legacy he inherited from previous liberal governments. Canadians have short memories, and voters have
00:01:27.420 likely forgotten liberal scandals such as Schwinnegade, the billion-dollar boondoggle, HRDC, Chuck
00:01:35.220 Gita, Alfonso Galliano, Project Sidewinder, and AdScan, which ultimately toppled the government of Paul
00:01:42.180 Martin. The liberals have always thought the rules don't apply to them, and Justin Trudeau has inherited that
00:01:49.120 mantle and acts accordingly. For liberals, corruption is their culture.
00:01:54.100 It will be interesting to see how much of this sticks in the upcoming election. Make no mistake about it,
00:02:01.540 in attempting to interfere with the independence of the justice system, the prime minister committed
00:02:07.180 a huge sin. Canada is based on the rule of law. His attempt to put his finger on the scales of justice to
00:02:15.020 benefit the corporate friends of the liberal party goes against the very fabric of what this country is.
00:02:21.580 As noted elsewhere on these pages, the prime minister broke the law, but it doesn't appear
00:02:26.980 he'll face any punishment. Even if the RCMP are investigating this mess, and they should be,
00:02:32.880 nothing much will happen before the election in October, at least on the surface of things anyway.
00:02:37.580 It remains to be seen how Canadians will view all of this when it comes time to go to the ballot box.
00:02:44.860 For True North, I'm Leo Knight.
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