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The CBC reports on the Income Trust scandal
Friday, December 09, 2005 at 12:37 PM

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The CBC is finally reporting on the Income Trust scandal, in which allegations have been made that senior officials in Finance Minister Ralph Goodale's office tipped key investors to the planned announcement to not tax income trusts. That information allowed certain investors to position themselves for a handsome profit after the announcement was made.

This report, prepared by the CBC itself, doesn't add anything new to the story. But it is significant because it kicks off with Stephen Harper's call for Goodale's resignation.

And where does the government response appear? The obligatory statement that says that an investigation is underway, that Goodale acted responsibly, that no leaks happened, that the Conservatives are playing politics or jumping the gun or muddying the waters or this or that?

Nowhere. Not even a snide remark about Stephen Harper looking "angry" when he demanded Goodale's resignation.

Every single paragraph is a report on facts about the story, or a report on Stephen Harper's statements or on Conservative Party policy.

Well, there's something you don't see every day from the CBC. Maybe some folks at the CBC are starting to worry that they will be reporting to a new boss on January 23, and someone in the news department trying to make nice.

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