Headline Politics – January 11, 2005

Lawyers involved in the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities speak to the media after the inquiry’s morning session in Ottawa. David W. Scott (Counsel for Jean Chrétien), Guy Pratte (Counsel for Jean Pelletier), and Pierre Fournier (Counsel for Alfonso Gagliano) are asked about comments made by Commissioner John H. Gomery in a series of high-profile press interviews in December 2004. Questions focus on the impact of the comments and the Commissioner’s ability to lead the inquiry objectively.