Canadian Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale ponders a question about
the government's scandal-plagued sponsorship program in Ottawa July 3,
2002. Goodale lifted the freeze on the C$40 million program, but fired
all ad agencies, which were used to raise the government's profile. The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating some of the contracts,
which were handed out to the firms that donated money to the Liberal
Party. REUTERS/Jim Young

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