...Paul Martin's decision to launch the sponsorship inquiry could cost him his job as prime minister, a Toronto Liberal MP said Wednesday.
John McKay's comments came after former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano blamed Martin for damage to the Liberal party in Quebec from testimony at the inquiry into the program.
Actually you can rephrase this that the Liberal decision to run a money laundering scheme in Quebec (more to the point - getting caught) could cost PM Martin his job. But that is just semantics.
I love this as well.
...``The prime minister took the politically courageous thing to do,'' he said on his way into a Liberal caucus meeting.
``He presumably could have buried this whole thing, but he chose not to, and it may cost him his prime ministership.
When did doing your job, or at maximum being ethical become courageous? Besides, like PM Martin has a choice after the Auditor General's report.
