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The Abotech Affair: Will the Mounties get their man?

Report of RCMP action with regards to the Abotech affair.




In the story of Liberal MP David Smith, representing the riding of Pontiac, more news from my friends on the Kitigan Zibi reserve, just outside of Maniwaki, concerning Frank Brazeau, the bureaucrat suspended for his role in the matter (as yet to be clearly explained by the Liberal government):

The RCMP came to the reserve at Frank's house and seized his PC and laptop after the report [KPMG audit] came out.

The audit has not actually come out in public, of course, but it has come to the attention of officials who are taking action to terminate the questionable contracts delivered to Abotech, the home-based business once run by David Smith, now run by his wife.

Now what does the RCMP think they will find in a computer in Frank Brazeau's house? Personal banking records? Evidence of kickbacks?

Or records from his time as secretary of the Liberal Party riding association for Pontiac?

Who knows? We can only guess.

We can also wonder when the RCMP is going to get around to visiting 21 Meilleur St in Gatineau, home of MP David Smith and corporate headquarters of Abotech. Unless they've been there already.

That's a question to ask the minister in charge, the Honourable Anne McLellan, who as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is in charge of the Mounties.


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Why hasn't MP David Smith resigned from his seat in Parliament yet?

Angry, I hope you have sent some of your information to the Quebec police.

Next thing to check is David Smith's election finances and contributions. My hunch, the canadian taxpayer indirectly paid for it and his Liberal nomination. Just a hunch. Ask a few questions. How many people in his riding had their Liberal party memberships bought and paid for by David or his cousin Frank. Did he stuff the nomination meeting with insta-Liberals? I wouldn't be surprised.

This whole thing stinks!

Posted by: at October 25, 2005 11:26 PM



so a couple million more are wasted, it's only our money

Posted by: kelly at October 25, 2005 11:58 PM



Is there a publication ban on this? There seems to be little to nothing about this getting out. This is just the kind of corruption that needs to be in the media, especially with Gomery coming out soon.

You are doing an excellent job, wish you were in charge of the media!

Posted by: Anne (mad in Ontario) at October 26, 2005 01:45 AM