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    Der Finanzminister lehnt das Hochgeschwindigkeitsbahnprojekt in Ottawa ab

    https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/finance-minister-recuses-himself-from-ottawas-high-speed-rail-project/article_0b3b3f2e-0414-4bcf-93e6-138a2c660066.html

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    1. friendly-techie on

      Has Champagne had any noteworthy contribution in over a decade in government and cabinet? He had a condescending attitude and yells with a squeaky voice when asked questions. Remember when he wagged his finger at grocers to bring down prices 3 Decembers back? The prices have doubled since then.

    2. magnuman307 on

      After the plan is put into motion? God these fucking people just can’t help themselves. I really should’ve seen this coming, of course. One of the most interesting things to happen to transport in a decade can’t happen without something shitty being attached to it.

    3. linkass on

      That fact that he did not do it until it leaked into the media speaks for itself

    4. Xyzzics on

      If SNC Lavalin and Air Canada being involved wasn’t enough, the Minister of Finance’s own wife has an executive position in the crown corp.

      Come on guys, just 90B *wink wink*.

      Canada needs high speed rail.

      We don’t need a Liberal pork barrel through people and companies with a known track record of corruption.

    6. RicoLoveless on

      Just another reason why this should be run by VIA directly without the middlemen

    7. Mr_Canada1867 on

      Timeline

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      March 14, 2025: François-Philippe Champagne named finance minister

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      August, 2025: Champagne’s partner, Anne-Marie Gaudet, is hired as VP Environment by Alto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the federal government tasked with the high-speed rail project from Toronto to Quebec city.

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      Sept. 10, 2025: Champagne apparently writes to Prime Minister Carney to add a conflict-of-interest filter to his conflict-of-interest disclosure. The addition relates to his father’s company and a “personal connection” to Alto. Neither the letter nor the filter is posted on the ethics commissioner’s web site.

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      Nov. 4, 2025: Champagne unveils the Carney government’s first budget. It includes hundreds of millions of dollars in both short-term and long-term funding for Alto. It also forecasts a deficit this year of $78.3 billion, the third-highest in Canadian history and the largest ever in a non-pandemic year.

    9. mamajampam on

      Glad this is hitting mainstream media now. The Feds have been trying to paint any opposition to this money pit as an east-vs-west fight or Libs vs Cons. Hope people are waking up to the grotesque amount of grifting these clowns have been getting away with for 10+ years now.

    10. beeboopshoop on

      >The minister wrote that he has a “personal connection” with somebody who works for Alto. That person is Anne-Marie Gaudet, Champagne’s partner, who was hired as Alto’s vice-president of the environment in August. Although the money was included in the federal budget in the fall, it was announced earlier in the year, before Gaudet was hired.

      Given that he sponsored and voted on the budget. Probably didn’t get the memo of what recusing meant.

    11. flatulentbaboon on

      I think Carney’s dodging of the media during his India trip was the last straw for a lot of media because they’re finally starting to do what they should have been doing from the beginning which is calling the LPC/Carney out when they get up to their old Liberal tricks.

    12. Wolfman-101 on

      Another Liberal scandal that will be ignored and swept under the rug. Keep those elbows high up and your head in the sand.

      How people can still vote for this corrupt government after countless scandals is beyond words.

    14. KangarooOG on

      Will this get as many up votes as the post last week about Pierre denouncing the rail way?

    15. Tom_Fukkery on

      This is third-world country level corruption. Just blatant and in you face.

      Might as well run out of a bank with a dollar sign sack over your shoulder.

    16. srry_u_r_triggered on

      How do you plan to spend $90 Billion dollars on a project which will only return $15-$27 Billion?

    17. Krazee9 on

      Shit like this is why I’m skeptical of Alto. I support the concept, but how much of that $90B is just corrupt enrichment of Liberal Party insiders?

    19. JCbfd on

      Lol if it gets approved, it will probably cost double what they are saying it is and he doesn’t want his name on that.

    20. maplebaconsausage on

      There’s also Sabia setting up BCE to earn a whole bunch of government contracts for „sovereign cloud“ and Melanie Jolys bother connected to Intelcom who stands to gain more business by downsizing Canada Post.

      Follow the money people.

    21. SnowyOranges on

      High speed rail might be the easiest way to win over young people come election time

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