Monday, April 04, 2005

The Shit Done Hit The Fan


Captains Quarter Blog

The Gomery Commission's investigation into the Liberal party's Adscam hit a new high the last few days. Jean Brault, the head of a Quebec advertising agency with close ties to the Liberals, and who is facing criminal charges, gave explosive testimony on which the Commission placed a publication ban.

A conservative US blogger managed to get ahold of the details of the testimony and published it on his US blog where the canadian ban isn't effective. Now his blog has been swamped by canadians eager to know the "juicy bits". CTV "outed" the Blog and it can easily be found with a search engine like Gooogle.

Pundits are suggesting this could bring down the liberal government. Harper Conservatives who are salivating at the prospect might find a different outcome than what they hope for. It could result in a Liberal wipe-out in Quebec, where interest is high on the adscam scandal, and many in the rest of Canada who voted for the liberals in fear of a Harper government could turn to the NDP. Another minority government would be likely.