Graft and Corruption the New Norm?

"I made a big mistake," says former Liberal cabinet minister and Mayor of London Ontario, Joe Fontana.
Ya think?

Some role model for everyday working folks.
If we're a penny short on a Canada Revenue remittance, all hell breaks loose with threats of audits and interest charges from the Feds.

Joe Fontana was last week sentenced to a $1,000 fine and four-month house arrest for his crimes of fraud, breach of trust and forgery (yes, forgery!), as reported by Taxpayer.com

House arrest for fraud?
House arrest for forgery?
House arrest for breach of trust as a public official?
Those crimes should land him in jail for at least two years!

The real slap in the face to taxpayers is that Fontana abused his authority, yet will continue to collect an estimated $122,000 a year pension as a former Member of Parliament.

How outrageous is that!

But there's hope.
Bill C-518 will be debated this week, and if passed--and most people hope it does pass unaltered--would ensure that:

Under the proposed legislation, any MP or senator convicted of an indictable offence that carries a minimum sentence of two years in prison would only keep what they put into the pension plan, losing the generous government contribution.

And Senators too...

Look at these three visages that we've all seen far too much of. 

Most recently Duffy has been charged with 31 offences, including Bribery!

Then there's Brazeau and Wallin...

Their criminal activities must get them a minimum sentence of two years in jail.  

Jail...not a spa retreat.

As you and I would receive.

So we should demand that house arrest be withdrawn and that the full extent of the law be applied.

Contact your MP and tell them to pass Bill C-518.  To find out the email address for your Member of Parliament, click here

A big thank you to New Brunswick Conservative MP John Williamson for putting forward the private member's bill. 

He might like to receive a thank you too!  His email address:  John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca 

  

"Holy moly," says Kia, "some role models indeed".

Disgusting.

Throw the book at 'em.

And then throw away the jail key.