Wednesday, June 19th, 2013

Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges – CBC.ca

June 18, 2013 by  
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CBC.ca Montreal mayor resigns amid corruption charges CBC.ca Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has resigned in the wake of corruption charges being laid against him, although he maintains he is innocent. “Being mayor of Montreal is not a task one can do while defending themselves against accusations of this …

Montreal Mayor Applebaum yet to respond after corruption arrest – CTV News

June 18, 2013 by  
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Press TV Montreal Mayor Applebaum yet to respond after corruption arrest CTV News Montrealers are awaiting a response from the city's embattled interim Mayor Michael Applebaum, one day after he was arrested by police, questioned, and charged with 14 offences including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal … Montreal mayor arrested in corruption probe USA TODAY Montreal mayor to address public following corruption charges CBC.ca Montreal mayor facing corruption charges Press TV National Post ?- Canada.com all 27 news articles??

New rules for mining firms aimed at cracking down on foreign corruption – Toronto Star

June 12, 2013 by  
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Toronto Star New rules for mining firms aimed at cracking down on foreign corruption Toronto Star The government has successfully prosecuted three companies under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act in recent years. The Conservatives currently have legislation before the Commons to toughen the 15-year old law by increasing the maximum? … Canada promises to improve corporate transparency in oil, gas and mining sectors Ottawa Citizen Harper announces new transparency rules for energy, mining CBC.ca Mining, oil and gas companies to face tougher rules around disclosing payments Stockhouse all 48 news articles??

Ethiopians protest government corruption at downtown hotel – CBC.ca

June 9, 2013 by  
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Ethiopians protest government corruption at downtown hotel CBC.ca The Ethiopian Consul General was giving a presentation at the downtown Ramada Hotel about a dam development project. Protesters say the government is corrupt and that they are concerned over a lack of accountability in how money is being spent on the? …

CBC’s Top Tweets: Will placing Laval under trusteeship end corruption? – CBC.ca

June 4, 2013 by  
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CBC.ca CBC's Top Tweets: Will placing Laval under trusteeship end corruption ? CBC.ca CBC asked members of the Twitterverse to share their thoughts about Laval being put under provincial trusteeship. Do you think the move will help stop alleged corruption ? Here are some of your replies to our hashtag of the day #Lavalonwatch. To add to …

Former Alberta town official arrested in corruption case – CBC.ca

May 28, 2013 by  
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Former Alberta town official arrested in corruption case CBC.ca A former senior Lamont, Alta., town official has been arrested and awaits charges for allegedly attempting to extract kickbacks from a Quebec property developer who had fled construction-industry corruption in his home province. RCMP Sgt. Josée … and more??

Corruption squad raids NDG borough offices – CTV News

May 23, 2013 by  
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CTV News Corruption squad raids NDG borough offices CTV News Quebec's permanent anti- corruption squad carried out at least three raids in Montreal on Wednesday. UPAC would not confirm the locations, but officers were spotted at the offices of the Cote des Neiges-Notre Dame de Grace borough. CTV Montreal … Anti- corruption raids at borough offices in CDN-NDG CBC.ca all 4 news articles??

Quebec corruption inquiry witness admits to lying under oath – CTV News

May 13, 2013 by  
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CTV News Quebec corruption inquiry witness admits to lying under oath CTV News MONTREAL — A witness who has delivered bombshell testimony at Quebec's corruption inquiry detailing decades political graft admitted Monday a part of his testimony was a lie. Gilles Cloutier returned to Quebec's corruption inquiry with a message: that … Corruption commission witness admits he lied in testimony CBC.ca Quebec corruption inquiry witness admits to lie on the stand globalnews.ca Gilles Cloutier tells Charbonneau commission he lied on the stand about … Globe and Mail all 7 news articles??

Politicians disagree over who deserves credit for corruption crackdown – CBC.ca

May 9, 2013 by  
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CBC.ca Politicians disagree over who deserves credit for corruption crackdown CBC.ca Politicians in Quebec City welcome the 37 arrests by Quebec's anti- corruption unit, UPAC, this morning but many disagree over which provincial party should get the credit. The unit served 70 search warants and recovered $438,000. The former mayor of … Quebecers should thank Liberals for forming squad, ex-SQ spokesman says Montreal Gazette all 3 news articles??

Ex-Laval mayor Vaillancourt arrested by anti-corruption unit – CBC.ca

May 9, 2013 by  
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CBC.ca Ex-Laval mayor Vaillancourt arrested by anti- corruption unit CBC.ca Gilles Vaillancourt, the embattled former mayor of Laval, Que., has been arrested in a wide sweep by provincial anti- corruption investigators. Vaillancourt was arrested at his Laval apartment this morning. He was taken to provincial police headquarters … Former Laval mayor arrested in Quebec anti- corruption sweep CTV News Ex-Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt arrested in wake of Quebec corruption scandals Globe and Mail Ex-Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt arrested, says Quebec anti- corruption squad Macleans.ca Ottawa Citizen ?- Montreal Gazette all 11 news articles??

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