I don't like how this Jaffer thing smells, however if he received no money at all then the problem is more about Aides taking meetings that they shouldn't have taken.
The direct email from his wife's account to the Minister of Transportation to me is disconcerting to say the least if he was given unfair inside information, but from initial looks that doesn't seem to be the case.
The coke and hooker party aside which hasn't been really proven yet, the real concern is his wife letting him use her office and equipment to do business, and she's been severely dealt with on that part.
Again though the question at the end of this investigation is simply if he did or didn't receive money from the Conservatives and how true the statement is that "He had opened the door to the Prime Ministers office". On that point I don't believe the testimony of his former associate that he "Was so pumped up" that he made his statement by mistake, I believe that Jaffer the SalesMan probably at some point bragged that he had access to the inner sanctum of the government and the ear of the Prime Minister.
I have no problem with how the Cons have handled this so far.
I don't think this is an issue where the government topples, nor is the detainee issue. If the government topples, my gut tells me that the Liberal's who are essentially leadership and moneyless right now would get waxed like the Conservatives did under Kim Campbell.
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