Gomerys Blinders And Canadian Federalism

Download or read book Gomery's Blinders and Canadian Federalism written by Ruth Hubbard and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004, Paul Martin asked Justice John Gomery to lead a public inquiry into potential misspending in the federal Sponsorship Program—a relatively small investment of the taxpayer’s money to try to convince Quebeckers of the benefits of Canadian federalism in the aftermath of the 1995 referendum on Quebec separation. The Gomery Inquiry chose to focus exclusively on the sordid details of the dirty tricks of money laundering and to pay no attention to the deeper causes and sources of the problem: the dysfunctions of an existing centralized governing apparatus that is tearing the fabric of the country apart, and the collusion of centralizing groups to defend the status quo.