Some Ethics Advice...

Here's How you Do it Dean

The type of advice that Brian Tobin might give to Dean MacDonald at the next Persona Board meeting:

"Industry Minister Brian Tobin had defended the Prime Minister Thursday by saying that Mr. Chretien's dealings with the golf course were handled through a blind trust, but was contradicted by Mr. Wilson, who said that because the shares had been sold, no trust was set up.

Mr. Tobin insisted yesterday he had been misunderstood - but his clarification was also contradicted by Mr. Wilson.

Mr. Tobin said that when he referred to a blind trust, he first spoke of shares in the golf course, but later referred to assets, correcting himself. He said the shares were not placed in a blind trust because they were sold before Mr. Chretien became Prime Minister, but the "assets" or proceeds from the sale were, and the negotiations to recoup money were handled by a trustee.

"What I'm saying is that these financial assets are held by his trustee. administered by his trustee, and that his trustee would dispose of issues related to his assets," Mr. Tobin said."

This jewel taken from a memorable Globe and Mail Story

2001

Just keep talking Dean - on the lobbyist legislation - until it sounds right.