Canadian Adscam Scandel: Groupaction cash

Jean Brault former president of Groupaction

A forensic audit presented yesterday reveals that Groupaction Marketing, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the federal sponsorship program, may have given more than $1.7-million to the federal Liberal party in unregistered donations. Read the story here:

The sum is in addition to the $800,000 that nine advertising firms involved in the sponsorship program, including Groupaction, made in official donations to the Liberals, for a total of $2.5-million over the 10 years examined by Kroll Lindquist Avey, forensic accounting experts hired by the Gomery inquiry.

The accounting firm was unable to trace any cash payments made to the Liberals but unearthed more than $400,000 in cash that Groupaction president Jean Brault would have had at his disposal between 1996 and 2002.

Mr. Brault has testified that he was leaned on to help the Liberal “cause” as payment for the lucrative sponsorship and advertising contracts being sent his way. He said he provided envelopes of cash and put Liberal workers on his payroll.

How can the Canadian people tolerate such blatant subversion of their government with these corrupt activities?