The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, was a federal Canadian Royal Commission headed by the retired Justice John Gomery for the purpose of investigating the sponsorship scandal, which involved allegations of corruption within the Canadian government.
The Commission was called by then Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in February 2004 soon after a report by the Auditor General of Canada found unexplainable irregularities in the Sponsorship Program. Justice Gomery released his Phase I Report on the scandal on November 1, 2005 and Phase II Report on February 1, 2006.
In 2008, Federal Court of Canada Judge Max M. Teitelbaum set aside Gomery's conclusion that Jean Chrétien and Jean Pelletier shared blame for the mismanagement of the program to boost the federal government's profile in Quebec. Justice Teitelbaum's decision was appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal where it was upheld.
Read more about Gomery Commission: Mandate, Proceedings and Testimonies, Phase I Report, Phase II Report, Criticisms, Appeal To Federal Court
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