Sponsorship scumbag gets speaking tour -no jail time!

[Steve French]

This is unbelievable - a huge FU to all Canadians.

In other news, Hitler to cousel concentration camp survivors? -

MONTREAL - Instead of heading to prison for defrauding Canadian taxpayers of $1.5 million in the sponsorship scandal, Paul Coffin will soon be hitting the lecture circuit to counsel students about ethics.
The court-ordered public speaking tour was a component of the two-years-less-a-day conditional sentence Coffin was handed Monday after pleading guilty in May to 15 fraud counts.



http://www.canada.com/windsor/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=db0f235d-8d9c-4716-b0ca-ee47aabd39cf

 

[missile]

I suppose they couldn't put him into the Pen with ordinary everyday criminals,eh? This is the Canadian class System at work.

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

He'll have to look up the content of his speeches, since he clearly knows nothing about ethics. Who knows, maybe he'll learn something?

 

[Steve French]

RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

Hey, this could open up a whole new area of rehabilitation for criminal scumbags, professional liars and parasites in government and their sycophantic pimp apologists in the judiciary.

Maybe they could get Karla Homolka to come give a lecture to my Abnormal Psych class?

Call it the 'hypocritical lecture series tour'?

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

Maybe they could sentence me to sitting in the bar and watching naked dancing girls?

 

[PoisonPete2]

what the hell is going on in this country? Fire that Judge! This betrayal cannot be allowed to continue. Kids are going to jail for private behaviour and this asshole is going free after stealing my money. Is this what is going to happen to the Liberal criminals. Put Cretien in Jail. Put Martin in Jail. Put Gagliano in Jail. Put all those slimey bastards in Jail. And then put the Judge right on the top of the pile. How about a write-in campaign against that Judge?? It's time for JUSTICE in Canada.

 

[Jo Canadian]

 

[Nascar_James]

Folks that have elected the ultra left wing Liberals have only themselves to blame for this scandal. They now need to deal with the consequences (corruption, stealing money, lying, back stabbing...etc).

They surely can't say they haven't been warned.

 

[Jo Canadian]

Folks that have elected the ultra left wing Liberals have only themselves to blame for this scandal. They now need to deal with the consequences (corruption, stealing money, lying, back stabbing...etc).

They surely can't say they haven't been warned.

Yes, If they were of a right winged mindset what they should've done was sign up under Trump and host another version of The Apprentice once the house arrest was over.

Our criminals could learn from Martha eh? Cushy home arrest, chafing ankle bracelets, then multimillion dollar TV contract. :roll: This has nothing to do with Left or Right, BOTH are crooks when in power it seems.

 

[Steve French]

RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

Yo Nascar, adults are talking here (Canadians) ....so piss off with your bullshiate conservatardism.

smarten up frenchie, no need to get down in the gutter!

 

[Numure]

Folks that have elected the ultra left wing Liberals have only themselves to blame for this scandal. They now need to deal with the consequences (corruption, stealing money, lying, back stabbing...etc).

They surely can't say they haven't been warned.

Ultra left wing, the liberals? Bahahahahah

 

[Nascar_James]

Re: RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

Yo Nascar, I tsuj annaw ssik ym sammam ssa!

:naka: :angry5: :angry5: :violent1: :angry5: :angry5: :naka:

 

[Shiva]

The man took what, 1.5 million dollars? He's already paid restitution of about one million dollars, and we're not going to get the rest back if he's in jail. He pleaded guilty to his offences, and didn't attempt to defend his actions. He recognises what he did was wrong, unlike his superiors (who are more fitting for jail time, in my opinion).

There is something wrong with our justice system, though. If he had gone to jail for as long as he's been parolled, he would probably have been serving more time for an assault on property than a first time child molester or rapist does for an assault against the person. It wouldn't have made sense.

To put things in perspective a little, compare this man here who pleaded guilty and was willing to accept responsibility for his actions, to the two ringleaders. (an excerpt of the article)

Guité, Brault plead not guilty

Last Updated Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:02:09 EDT
CBC News

Chuck Guité and Jean Brault were formally indicted Wednesday on five charges of fraud and one of conspiracy. Six times Guité and Brault were asked to enter a plea and six times they responded not guilty.
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Brault admitted his actions in the Gomery inquiry, and the testimony from an inquiry is inadmissible in court. They asked six times because they knew he already came clean in the inquiry, and probably thought he would do the honourable thing in the court as well. Well, he wasn't that much of a man, apparently. These two were the real ring leaders, and they deserve to get the book thrown at them.

 

[Steve French]

RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

//There is something wrong with our justice system, though//

Ya think?
I don't mind a bit if our so-called 'leaders' in government want to eliminate all prison time for property crime....provided they extend the same consideration to the rest of us. Poison pete is right about this - they imprison people, lock them up like animals and steal a portion of their lives for SMOKING A PLANT!...yet this dirtbag takes a walk simply because he is a member of the rich ruling elite class.

The justice system is hopelessly corrupt, and is merely the sycophantic, apologist enforcement arm for our ruling elites that ensures they are never held accountable by anyone for anything, ever.
Like Mussolini said, fascism is the synthesis of corporate and political power - and that is exactly what we've got in Canada - fascism lite complete with the pretence of 'democracy' and the illusion of 'justice'.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply wrong, or a liar.

What a farce.

 

[Shiva]

Re: RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

//There is something wrong with our justice system, though//

Ya think?
I don't mind a bit if our so-called 'leaders' in government want to eliminate all prison time for property crime....provided they extend the same consideration to the rest of us. Poison pete is right about this - they imprison people, lock them up like animals and steal a portion of their lives for SMOKING A PLANT!...yet this dirtbag takes a walk simply because he is a member of the rich ruling elite class.

The justice system is hopelessly corrupt, and is merely the sycophantic, apologist enforcement arm for our ruling elites that ensures they are never held accountable by anyone for anything, ever.
Like Mussolini said, fascism is the synthesis of corporate and political power - and that is exactly what we've got in Canada - fascism lite complete with the pretence of 'democracy' and the illusion of 'justice'.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply wrong, or a liar.

What a farce.

Actually, I'm not convinced yet that he got off because of his position in society. This man threw himself on the mercy of the court, he paid restitution for his crime, he pleaded guilty. All of these actions indicate that he accepts responsibility for what he's done, and any court would have given a lighter sentence as a result. If and when these others who did not pay restitution, pleaded not guilty (despite admitting to their crimes in the inquiry), and gave a vigorous defence in court get a slap on the wrists, then we can talk.

I really believe the issue is deeper than what you're talking about, which is why I brought up the issue of assaults against property vs those against the person. The punishment for assaults against the person are ridiculously low in Canada, and the result of that is that assaults against property must be lower or be undefendable (afterall, we should be punishing actual assault against people more vigorously than those against property). The result of this situation isn't that only the ruling elite is benfitted, but every criminal is, because all punishments are ridiculously low. You're lucky if a man convicted of rape gets 3 to 5 years, so how can you justify jail time of a few years for a man who just stole some money? It isn't a ruling class issue, it's a justice system that gives low priority to punishment and too much priority to 'rehabilitation'.

 

[Hard-Luck Henry]

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

- Anatole France

 

[Martin Le Acadien]

Re: RE: Sponsorship scumbag g

Maybe they could sentence me to sitting in the bar and watching naked dancing girls?

New Orleans will need a bar and go-go girl inspector when they get back up and running! With graft that even Bill Clinton would like :wink: !!!!

Boubon Street, Rev, needs you and someone must be there to see that the beer is kept to 1c, Hurricanes (The Drink, not Katrina or Rita) must have the proper amount of Alcohol and the Entertainment should be of only the finest caliber.

HINT:

1. In New Orleans, beware of dancers with a Five O'Clock shadow!

2. OT available during Mardi-Gras!

3. Your on 24 Hour call, the bar never closes-they're even open right now while the Katrina Mess is being cleaned!

4. Free Liver and Kidney transplants available!

 

[PoisonPete2]

Folks that have elected the ultra left wing Liberals have only themselves to blame for this scandal. They now need to deal with the consequences (corruption, stealing money, lying, back stabbing...etc).

They surely can't say they haven't been warned.

Answer - if Liberals are such 'ultra left' how come the scum act just like the Murloney Conservatives? They talk Left but act Right, and somehow that is just wrong.

 

[Martin Le Acadien]

Folks that have elected the ultra left wing Liberals have only themselves to blame for this scandal. They now need to deal with the consequences (corruption, stealing money, lying, back stabbing...etc).

They surely can't say they haven't been warned.

Answer - if Liberals are such 'ultra left' how come the scum act just like the Murloney Conservatives? They talk Left but act Right, and somehow that is just wrong.

Money my friend drives the world. A sure fire way to tell if a Politician is lying is to watch his lips move.

 

[peapod]

Yo! frenchie, I edited part of your post to nascar, no matter how annoying and ehm...never mind...he is...your remarks about his genitals is unacceptable! stay outta the gutter.