Posted AT 2:51 PM EDT on 27/04/05
Government procurement rules flouted, Coffin testifies
Montreal —
Federal bureaucrats awarded a highly-sensitive contract to promote Ottawa's Clarity Act to a low-profile Montreal ad agency, hiding the fact that the campaign was actually subcontracted to Groupe BCP, a firm with well-known Liberal ties, testimony released Wednesday reveal.
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