Literally, the first action of the new Conservative government in 2006 was to inaugurate an independent prosecutor’s office to prevent future Sponsorship Scandals
As the Liberal government descends into full-blown crisis, Conservatives could take some satisfaction that this is all happening in part because of a long-ago measure they implemented precisely to catch Liberal scandals.
Specifically, Wilson-Raybould refused to overrule the Director of Public Prosecutions, an independent office created by the 2006 act in order to prevent political interference in criminal prosecutions. Early #ThrowbackThursday. April 12, 2006 'Harper aims to limit political control of judicial system: Independence seen with public prosecutor office' cc @stephenharper @Baird #cdnpoli #LavScam #Trudeauresign #TrudeauCoverUp #TrudeauMustGo #TrudeauMustResign #Resign #ResignTrudeau pic.twitter.com/4XfxV4ZC6N
The act was a direct response to the Sponsorship Scandal, an eight-year program in which federal monies were funnelled to Liberal-aligned contractors in exchange for little to no work. Ostensibly, the cash was being used to fund advertising in Quebec to promote the benefits of Canada and dissuade separatist sentiments.
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