More scandals. Looks like Maclean's opened Pandora's Box. And looky here, a brown bag and an envelope!
What is it with Canada and these damn envelopes? You can't go without one article that talks about mysterious envelopes with cash being exchanged.
In the 'Duh' segment of this blog, I present to you Laval corruption. Mind you, Laval voters have only themselves to blame. I don't know if it's apathy, cynicism or idiocy or all of the above to explain how we fail to vote a single, solitary opposition to at least keep an eye on him.
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I worked the elections in the early 1990s and wrote a thesis paper for a course given by ex-Alliance Quebec president Robert Keaton. I saw up close and personal how corrupt Laval was. Just because you don't see a murder doesn't mean it doesn't happen. So it is with corruption. How does one "see" it?
It doesn't take a fricken genius. My sister ran for city council for the Pro Lavallois party and I went door to door with her campaigning. Let me tell you, the ones political engaged were outraged with Vaillancourt and felt a strongman was needed to challenge him. They weren't fooled by the corruption.
It also helps I "knew" people. I heard "tings."
It just wasn't pretty. And it solidified for me that I had no future in politics.
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Yeah, sure. Bombardier got the metro contract through a fair bid. Sure.
And Snow White gang banged the Seven Dwarfs in the original version.
Longueuil people in the last election wanted to evict the party in power, for much too long, but were weary of voting in another very strong group. The hedge their bet. Electing a mayoress but not giving her a majority in council.
ReplyDeleteSince then opposition councillors have been crossing the flor while candidates elected with the mayoress have quit her party to sit as independent.
Result? Who knows who backs whom? Somehow life goes on...and the Agglomeration seems to be working which it was not before. Go understand something.
Sounds like Italy.
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