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Ignorance and perpetual secrecy have crack-addict appeal for parties in power in Ottawa

Rarely is anyone wiser when authority is applied carelessly or with a wink and a nudge. That's how it was in the Liberal sponsorship scheme and is now in the Conservative rush to spend infrastructure billions.

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BY JAMES TRAVERS
June 29, 2009

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Ignorance and perpetual secrecy have crack-addict appeal for parties in power in Ottawa

Rarely is anyone wiser when authority is applied carelessly or with a wink and a nudge. That's how it was in the Liberal sponsorship scheme and is now in the Conservative rush to spend infrastructure billions.

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Urban and rural Canada aren’t so divided on key issues facing the country, leading pollster says

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Ignorance and perpetual secrecy have crack-addict appeal for parties in power in Ottawa

Rarely is anyone wiser when authority is applied carelessly or with a wink and a nudge. That's how it was in the Liberal sponsorship scheme and is now in the Conservative rush to spend infrastructure billions.

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