Clement’s constituency office a ‘mail box’ for G8 funding applications, says aide
Two local mayors who took part in closed-door planning for the projects donated to Mr. Clement’s 2008 election campaign and his riding association. '[Clement] won by 20-some votes in a riding that easily could have switched back to the Liberals,' NDP MP Charlie Angus says. 'The feather in his cap was the G8.'
PARLIAMENT HILL—Treasury Board President Tony Clement’s constituency office was acting simply as a “mail box” where municipalities sent applications for money from the $50-million G8 legacy fund and had no part in deciding which towns and villages would get cash to beautif...
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