[Old Sarge]

At the risk of sounding like "Bunny with Pancakes", please tell me what this is all about. Links if you've got them, or a <50 word summation?

[narby]

Check out Instapundit.com for lots of links on the Canadian scandal.

Basically there's bad stuff going on, and the government has threatened any media outlet against reporting the details.

There's no First Amendment in Canada, and it shows.

[Mongeaux]

As near as I can tell, this is the scandal:

When Quebec came close to seceding last go-round, the Candian Government decided it'd be a good idea to promote "Canadianess" to the Kebbekkers. So they put together a media fund to buy ads and such that they could run in 'bek to convince them of the virtues of Canadianity.

The fund appears to have been *GASP* mismanaged by the ruling Liberal party! Millions of canadian dollars ($300 in American money) went to buddies, cronies and supporters and nothing was produced in return. The investigation has proceeded at a glacial pace (due to foot-dragging by the ruling party and tons of enforced secrecy), but with every yearly revelation the scope of the theivery broadens.

The Liberal Party has tried to keep the RCMP (The Mounties) Investigation a secret as possible, even going so far as to outlaw media coverage of it.

[Fudd Fan]

Good link:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/cat_canada.php

I found it helpful to catch up. (Sorry to sound like such an idiot tonite... I'm on death overload.)