giant novelty cheques

The ethics commissioner concludes that the use of giant novelty cheques by unelected officials might diminish our democracy, but it isn’t against the rules.

For the Tories, it’s all in how you measure things

Conservative MP Larry Miller tells us what’s really going on here with all these stories about giant novelty cheques.

CBC explores the irony of news that the ethics commissioner will be investigating the ethics of giant novelty cheques.

The Tories look for support in the unlikeliest of places

Liberal Todd Russell, yelling in the direction of Rob Nicholson this afternoon as the Justice Minister took a friendly question about crime legislation.

Susan Delacourt first wrote about the problematic nature of giant novelty cheques in July. At the time, Gerard Kennedy made a shrewd observation that should perhaps be repeated here for the benefit of those who now find themselves in possession of a giant novelty cheque signed by a government MP.