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Related ResourcesGomery InquiryCanadian Government SpendingCanadian Government Ethics Justice John H. GomeryAbout Justice John Gomery: Justice John Gomery is the blunt, no-nonsense Montrealer leading the Gomery Inquiry, the independent public inquiry into the Canadian federal government sponsorship program scandal. Irregularities in the $250-million sponsorship program to boost the federal government profile in Quebec after the sovereignty referendum in 1995 have been in the public spotlight since 2002, when the Auditor General released a special audit and recommended RCMP investigations. Official Title: Commissioner of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities Term of Appointment: Appointed February 19, 2004. The Commissioner's report and recommendations are scheduled to be made by February 2006. Birth: August 9, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec Education:
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