Smoking Gun

Well the leaks from Stockwell Day's Public Security department are coming fast and furious over the gun registry . In anticipation ( said like Dr. Frankenfurter in the Rocky Horror Picture show) of Sheila Frasers Auditor General Report. I can proudly say I told you so. More Firearms Registry Scandal

Tories smell new scandal over gun registry costs

The former Liberal government "broke every rule in the book" when it signed a $273-million computer contract for the federal gun registry -- now the subject of a "stop-work" order -- and never reported the costs or terms of the deal to Parliament, a longtime Conservative gun-registry critic alleges.

A Tory source referred to the 383-page contract, which was obtained by Breitkreuz under the Access to Information Act and provided to CanWest News Service, as the "smoking gun" in the troubled saga of the Canadian Firearms Centre.

CanWest believes Auditor General Sheila Fraser will report Tuesday that the former Liberal government kept the true costs of the gun registry from Parliament and that the problems identified in her initial 2002 audit of the controversial program continued for at least three years despite fierce criticism and the scrutiny of opposition parties.

Unfortunately leaks being leaks, even if they come from the government are still illegal.

Auditor General Sheila Fraser is "very upset" by the leak of an audit report, due on Tuesday, dealing with the federal gun registry. She says she has strong suspicions about who gave it to the media,

Sure betcha spell it P-M-O. Cause the Harpocrite made it quite clear where the buck stops.

Tories launch probe to find who leaked audit info

Updated Fri. May. 12 2006 2:51 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

The federal government has launched an internal investigation to find the culprit who leaked details from Auditor General Sheila Fraser's report on the gun registry, which is due out on Tuesday.

Fraser said she is "very upset" by the leak, and has strong suspicions about who is behind the act, but wouldn't reveal who she suspected.

Opposition MPs pointed the finger straight at the Conservatives, saying the leak came from within.

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