Gomery Update

The testimony of Jean Lafleur further confirms what we already knew or suspected, but nothing earth-shattering so far. The Globe writes:

Documents tabled yesterday show one $300,000 invoice from February, 1999, charged $90 for each of a dozen RCMP souvenir knives, $95 for each of 36 cosmetic bags, $158 for each of 144 windbreakers and $78 to $175 for each of 720 polo shirts.

The inquiry will ask in upcoming days whether any of the sponsorship money was donated to the federal Liberal Party. The inquiry has already heard about Mr. Lafleur's largesse toward officials, as typified by the note then Canada Post chairman Andr� Ouellet wrote to the ad executive to thank him for an evening of hockey in a luxury box.