While We Were Sleeping: Breault Out In 5

Why does this come as no surprise. From CBC News...

Brault granted parole after serving five months

Let's break this story down, shall we?

1) Five months of a 30 month sentence. How could this be? Simple:

He files an invoice for 18 months, subcontracts the remainder and stashes the unserved time under the mattress in his jail cell.

Also noteworthy:

2) Chuck Guité, the director of the sponsorship program, was sentenced to 3½ years in prison for defrauding the federal government of approximately $1.5 million. He was released on bail pending an appeal of his conviction.

Delay, divert, misdirect. Good plan, Chuckie!

3) Executive Paul Coffin, of Coffin Communications, was released from prison in July after serving three months of an 18-month sentence.

He served that only after the shock and outcry over his "speaking sentence" to impressionable students on the value of "ethics". That's like having Conrad Black speak on, oh - I don't know...
say.... "ethics"!

4) Meanwhile, Jacques Paradis of Publicités Martin faces fraud charges in a criminal trial that is expected to begin in December.

See items 1, 2, and 3 for possible scenarios.

5) Chrétien, his former chief of staff Jean Pelletier and former minister Alfonso Gagliano have legally challenged the findings of the Gomery report, with the Federal Court expected to begin hearing the challenges in the spring of 2007.

Any wagers on the outcome? This will all likely be swept back under the rug at the exact moment Canadians go back to sleep on this issue.

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