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April 04, 2005
The Blog That Must Not Be Named
The blog Captain's Quarters has been banned in Canada for reprinting testimony involving Canadian corruption from the Gomery commission. Inquirer Francois Perreault says that even linking to or publishing the name of the Blog Which Must Not Be Named in Canada could land Canadians in jail.
The Blogger That Must Not Be Named writes,
The Canadian website in question is Nealenews.com, which linked to my post on Saturday night or early Sunday morning. It only provided a link back to my site; it carried none of the testimony itself. In fact, it's still headlining a link to CQ despite the threat of legal action.In an age of instant communications and greater freedom of the press, one would think that this kind of publication ban would obviously prove futile, especially when dealing with the kind of corruption that the Gomery Commission is investigating. However, if Perreault is to be believed, no one even considered the notion that someone might talk. Either M. Perreault is hopelessly naive, or he gets the Captain Louis Renault award for being shocked, shocked that free speech goes on in a democracy.
However, despite the publication of the material in an American blog and its review by thousands of Canadians, the Gomery Commission insists that the information is not public. Perreault warns Canadians that any link to CQ or even a mention of the blog name in any Canadian publication could lead to prosecution
Here is a Blog That Must Not Be Named link to those who care about the actual scandal. It has something to do with top Liberal Party officials and some kickbacks, payoffs and illegal contirbutions.
Update 4/4/05: Here is a good summary of the actual corruption details by Keith Jones.
At Martin’s request, Justice John Gomery is investigating a federal government program under which Ottawa paid out $250 million between 1996 and 2002 to sponsor sporting and cultural events. Much of the money was funnelled through Liberal-friendly advertising firms. It is not uncommon for Canadian governments, whether federal or provincial, to steer government advertising and consultancy work to firms known to be friendly to the party in power. But in this case, internal government audits found the program improperly managed, with financial records either nonexistent or replete with errors and gaps.
Posted by Pete at April 4, 2005 10:10 AM
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