{"id":1348,"date":"2011-09-19T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T22:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2011-09-18T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2011-09-18T23:23:41","slug":"crooked-civil-servants-say-it-aint-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/private-person.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/crooked-civil-servants-say-it-aint-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Crooked Civil Servants? Say It Ain’t So"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Welcome to the real world. In the land of “breaking news” its now official there is corruption in politics. That’s right and a new report confirms what we all already know.<\/p>\n

Most people will agree that policing, courts, judges, politicians, lawyers are, to a very large and influential degree, corrupt and ripping the public off left and right.<\/p>\n

You may deny it because I said it out right, but I bet you have said so yourself more than once.<\/p>\n

Quebec, long known as the home of the mafia\/construction\/politicians corrupt triangle just got official recognition. Whoopee.<\/p>\n

Will it change anything? Maybe, maybe not.<\/p>\n

I hate to be negative but come on, corruption rules government (and has for decades…or maybe even longer) quite obviously.<\/p>\n

Do I have PROOF? Who needs proof when when every year new scandals erupt and the scoundrels get off scott free.<\/p>\n

The latest scandal has some proof, lets see what they do with it.<\/p>\n

The Mob, politics, and construction: Corruption report rocks Quebec<\/strong><\/p>\n

“MONTREAL – Two years of pent-up scandal in Quebec has erupted with details of an elaborate web of corruption implicating the construction industry, political parties and criminal groups like the Mafia.<\/p>\n

“The scam reportedly involves crooked civil servants colluding with construction companies and helping them find loopholes in the tendering process, allowing them to charge more for public-works contracts.<\/p>\n

“The companies, allegedly tied to the Mob and criminal biker gangs, would then use some of that extra profit to pump contributions into the coffers of political parties.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/mob-politics-construction-leaked-corruption-report-rocks-quebec-165217101.html<\/p>\n

PDF version – corruption report rocks Quebec – Yahoo! News<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m sure its just a case of boys will be boys. British Columbia is just as bad.<\/p>\n

There is only one reason it continues year after year, scandal after scandal…not enough private citizens stand up and say enough is enough and scream for action.<\/p>\n

Here’s the quote I love that sums up the real problem:<\/p>\n

“Our worst fears are confirmed,” said the Action democratique du Quebec’s Gerald Deltell.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How good are people at facing their “worst fears”?<\/p>\n

That’s right. Not very.<\/p>\n

We have proof of what everyone believed to be true, is in fact true.<\/p>\n

Now…what are you going to do about it? hmmmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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