Bagman's $6.7M a big thank you. ** Kiss your tax dollars good-bye! **

'We're under no illusions'
By STEPHANIE RUBEC, Parliamentary Bureau

MONTREAL -- A golfing buddy of former PM Jean Chretien raked in $6.7 million for
landing a Quebec publishing empire lucrative federal sponsorships, the Adscam
inquiry heard. Luc Lemay, owner of Expour and the Polygone publishing giant,
said the millions were a thank you to Jacques Corriveau for landing him $42
million in sponsorships from 1997-2003 -- by far the lion's share of the
$250-million program.

Lemay hired Corriveau, Chretien's riding organizer and bagman, to design
Expour's first outdoors show in 1997. Lemay said only two months before his show
was to open at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Corriveau showed up with a vital
$450,000 federal sponsorship.

Lemay said he paid Corriveau $125,000 to design the show, expressing surprise
yesterday that Corriveau had also billed an ad firm managing the sponsorship
another $27,300 for the same work.

Lemay said following the profitable Montreal show, Corriveau took him for dinner
at a posh Hull restaurant to meet then-sponsorship director Chuck Guite and
then-Canada Information Office head Roger Collet.

Lemay said Corriveau became his go-between with Guite, so he signed a contract
giving the Liberal bagman a generous cut of all future sponsorships handed to
Expour and Polygone.

17.5% COMMISSION

"I offered Corriveau a commission of 17.5%," Lemay told Gomery yesterday during
his first day of testimony.

Lemay said that at the time, he had no idea what kind of funding Corriveau could
tap into, or that when sponsorships dried up he would have cut a $6.7-million
cheque to Corriveau's Pluri Design.

"I believed that the sponsorships were going to be temporary," he said. "I
didn't know at that moment that that file could go on for years."

Groupaction Marketing founder Jean Brault told Gomery last week that Corriveau
had demanded a cut of his ad agency commission on all sponsorships he managed
for Polygone and Expour.

Brault said he paid Pluri Design almost $500,000 between 1998 and 2002.

Lemay's lawyer Louis Belanger moved to block the release of the bulk of his
client's financial records for fear that it would impact on future transactions.

During his arguments for a confidentiality ruling, Belanger revealed that Lemay
is facing a $34-million lawsuit launched by the feds in a bid to recover
mismanaged sponsorship funds.

Gomery will rule on Belanger's request this morning before Lemay continues to
testify. Lemay will be followed by Corriveau.

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:16:21 -0400, Jake wrote
something
.......and in reply I say!:

its "liberal"
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Old Nick wrote:

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 06:16:21 -0400, Jake wrote
something
......and in reply I say!:

its "liberal"

Not in Canada!!!! They're liars!



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WHY _ARE_ WE HERE?

Just a mispost. Thank you for bearing with me.



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Just one more reason we need to annex Canada ;-)

(In 1825, President John Quincy Adams asked wise old Thomas Jefferson
what would be needed to conquer Canada. Jefferson replied "Thirty days
of marching".)

Think empire -- Canada for oil and timber, Mexico for tax-paying
laborers and soldiers for the legions. It worked for Rome, why not the U.S.?

Jake wrote:

Bagman's $6.7M a big thank you. ** Kiss your tax dollars good-bye! **

'We're under no illusions'
By STEPHANIE RUBEC, Parliamentary Bureau

MONTREAL -- A golfing buddy of former PM Jean Chretien raked in $6.7 million for
landing a Quebec publishing empire lucrative federal sponsorships, the Adscam
inquiry heard. Luc Lemay, owner of Expour and the Polygone publishing giant,
said the millions were a thank you to Jacques Corriveau for landing him $42
million in sponsorships from 1997-2003 -- by far the lion's share of the
$250-million program.

Lemay hired Corriveau, Chretien's riding organizer and bagman, to design
Expour's first outdoors show in 1997. Lemay said only two months before his show
was to open at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Corriveau showed up with a vital
$450,000 federal sponsorship.

Lemay said he paid Corriveau $125,000 to design the show, expressing surprise
yesterday that Corriveau had also billed an ad firm managing the sponsorship
another $27,300 for the same work.

Lemay said following the profitable Montreal show, Corriveau took him for dinner
at a posh Hull restaurant to meet then-sponsorship director Chuck Guite and
then-Canada Information Office head Roger Collet.

Lemay said Corriveau became his go-between with Guite, so he signed a contract
giving the Liberal bagman a generous cut of all future sponsorships handed to
Expour and Polygone.

17.5% COMMISSION

"I offered Corriveau a commission of 17.5%," Lemay told Gomery yesterday during
his first day of testimony.

Lemay said that at the time, he had no idea what kind of funding Corriveau could
tap into, or that when sponsorships dried up he would have cut a $6.7-million
cheque to Corriveau's Pluri Design.

"I believed that the sponsorships were going to be temporary," he said. "I
didn't know at that moment that that file could go on for years."

Groupaction Marketing founder Jean Brault told Gomery last week that Corriveau
had demanded a cut of his ad agency commission on all sponsorships he managed
for Polygone and Expour.

Brault said he paid Pluri Design almost $500,000 between 1998 and 2002.

Lemay's lawyer Louis Belanger moved to block the release of the bulk of his
client's financial records for fear that it would impact on future transactions.

During his arguments for a confidentiality ruling, Belanger revealed that Lemay
is facing a $34-million lawsuit launched by the feds in a bid to recover
mismanaged sponsorship funds.

Gomery will rule on Belanger's request this morning before Lemay continues to
testify. Lemay will be followed by Corriveau.

At least the Canadians have had the satisfaction of burning your white
house. That's why its white, to cover the scorch marks.



"Tim Killian" wrote in message
...
Just one more reason we need to annex Canada ;-)

(In 1825, President John Quincy Adams asked wise old Thomas Jefferson
what would be needed to conquer Canada. Jefferson replied "Thirty days
of marching".)

Think empire -- Canada for oil and timber, Mexico for tax-paying
laborers and soldiers for the legions. It worked for Rome, why not the
U.S.?

Jake wrote:

Bagman's $6.7M a big thank you. ** Kiss your tax dollars good-bye! **

'We're under no illusions'
By STEPHANIE RUBEC, Parliamentary Bureau

MONTREAL -- A golfing buddy of former PM Jean Chretien raked in $6.7
million for
landing a Quebec publishing empire lucrative federal sponsorships, the
Adscam
inquiry heard. Luc Lemay, owner of Expour and the Polygone publishing
giant,
said the millions were a thank you to Jacques Corriveau for landing him
$42
million in sponsorships from 1997-2003 -- by far the lion's share of the
$250-million program.

Lemay hired Corriveau, Chretien's riding organizer and bagman, to design
Expour's first outdoors show in 1997. Lemay said only two months before
his show
was to open at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Corriveau showed up with a
vital
$450,000 federal sponsorship.

Lemay said he paid Corriveau $125,000 to design the show, expressing
surprise
yesterday that Corriveau had also billed an ad firm managing the
sponsorship
another $27,300 for the same work.

Lemay said following the profitable Montreal show, Corriveau took him
for dinner
at a posh Hull restaurant to meet then-sponsorship director Chuck Guite
and
then-Canada Information Office head Roger Collet.

Lemay said Corriveau became his go-between with Guite, so he signed a
contract
giving the Liberal bagman a generous cut of all future sponsorships
handed to
Expour and Polygone.

17.5% COMMISSION

"I offered Corriveau a commission of 17.5%," Lemay told Gomery yesterday
during
his first day of testimony.

Lemay said that at the time, he had no idea what kind of funding
Corriveau could
tap into, or that when sponsorships dried up he would have cut a
$6.7-million
cheque to Corriveau's Pluri Design.

"I believed that the sponsorships were going to be temporary," he said.
"I
didn't know at that moment that that file could go on for years."

Groupaction Marketing founder Jean Brault told Gomery last week that
Corriveau
had demanded a cut of his ad agency commission on all sponsorships he
managed
for Polygone and Expour.

Brault said he paid Pluri Design almost $500,000 between 1998 and 2002.

Lemay's lawyer Louis Belanger moved to block the release of the bulk of
his
client's financial records for fear that it would impact on future
transactions.

During his arguments for a confidentiality ruling, Belanger revealed
that Lemay
is facing a $34-million lawsuit launched by the feds in a bid to recover
mismanaged sponsorship funds.

Gomery will rule on Belanger's request this morning before Lemay
continues to
testify. Lemay will be followed by Corriveau.

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:33:37 +1000, "Tom Miller"
wrote:

At least the Canadians have had the satisfaction of burning your white
house. That's why its white, to cover the scorch marks.

Ayup. Thats a fact.

On the other hand, Canada has been a bedroom community of the US ever
since
G

Gunner




"Tim Killian" wrote in message
...
Just one more reason we need to annex Canada ;-)

(In 1825, President John Quincy Adams asked wise old Thomas Jefferson
what would be needed to conquer Canada. Jefferson replied "Thirty days
of marching".)

Think empire -- Canada for oil and timber, Mexico for tax-paying
laborers and soldiers for the legions. It worked for Rome, why not the
U.S.?

Jake wrote:

Bagman's $6.7M a big thank you. ** Kiss your tax dollars good-bye! **

'We're under no illusions'
By STEPHANIE RUBEC, Parliamentary Bureau

MONTREAL -- A golfing buddy of former PM Jean Chretien raked in $6.7
million for
landing a Quebec publishing empire lucrative federal sponsorships, the
Adscam
inquiry heard. Luc Lemay, owner of Expour and the Polygone publishing
giant,
said the millions were a thank you to Jacques Corriveau for landing him
$42
million in sponsorships from 1997-2003 -- by far the lion's share of the
$250-million program.

Lemay hired Corriveau, Chretien's riding organizer and bagman, to design
Expour's first outdoors show in 1997. Lemay said only two months before
his show
was to open at Montreal's Olympic Stadium, Corriveau showed up with a
vital
$450,000 federal sponsorship.

Lemay said he paid Corriveau $125,000 to design the show, expressing
surprise
yesterday that Corriveau had also billed an ad firm managing the
sponsorship
another $27,300 for the same work.

Lemay said following the profitable Montreal show, Corriveau took him
for dinner
at a posh Hull restaurant to meet then-sponsorship director Chuck Guite
and
then-Canada Information Office head Roger Collet.

Lemay said Corriveau became his go-between with Guite, so he signed a
contract
giving the Liberal bagman a generous cut of all future sponsorships
handed to
Expour and Polygone.

17.5% COMMISSION

"I offered Corriveau a commission of 17.5%," Lemay told Gomery yesterday
during
his first day of testimony.

Lemay said that at the time, he had no idea what kind of funding
Corriveau could
tap into, or that when sponsorships dried up he would have cut a
$6.7-million
cheque to Corriveau's Pluri Design.

"I believed that the sponsorships were going to be temporary," he said.
"I
didn't know at that moment that that file could go on for years."

Groupaction Marketing founder Jean Brault told Gomery last week that
Corriveau
had demanded a cut of his ad agency commission on all sponsorships he
managed
for Polygone and Expour.

Brault said he paid Pluri Design almost $500,000 between 1998 and 2002.

Lemay's lawyer Louis Belanger moved to block the release of the bulk of
his
client's financial records for fear that it would impact on future
transactions.

During his arguments for a confidentiality ruling, Belanger revealed
that Lemay
is facing a $34-million lawsuit launched by the feds in a bid to recover
mismanaged sponsorship funds.

Gomery will rule on Belanger's request this morning before Lemay
continues to
testify. Lemay will be followed by Corriveau.








Rule #35
"That which does not kill you,
has made a huge tactical error"

--Hey dickhead if you don't want to learn how to spell or WHERE TO
POST this drivel go stick your head in a bucket.

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : For some reason hung up on
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : Mexican Oompah bands...
http://www.nmpproducts.com/intro.htm
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

steamer wrote:

--Hey dickhead if you don't want to learn how to spell or WHERE TO
POST this drivel go stick your head in a bucket.

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : For some reason hung up on
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : Mexican Oompah bands...
http://www.nmpproducts.com/intro.htm
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

Like I said: "Just a mispost. Thank you for bearing with me."

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:24:30 GMT, steamer wrote:
--Hey dickhead if you don't want to learn how to spell or WHERE TO
POST this drivel go stick your head in a bucket.

Generally when you post an insulting message, it's useful to include
at least enough context so the person you're insulting knows it's them.

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:24:30 GMT, steamer wrote:

--Hey dickhead if you don't want to learn how to spell or WHERE TO
POST this drivel go stick your head in a bucket.


Hey, I agree it's WAY off topic, and should not be posted here - but
LIE Beral is a play on words - if you follow the Canadian political
system at all, you would know the entire federal Liberal party has
been caught in a web of LIES - the "sponsorship scandal" is a bigger
boondoggle than the "watergate" scandal the US had in the seventies.