You write about the "intimacy of the relationship between Ottawa and a private company." But that can be made a lot more precise: "the intimacy of the relationship between Quebecois PMs and the Quebec oligarchs of Bombardier, PowerCorp, SNC-Lavalin and others." Chretien's family actually married into the Desmarais family. Even after the Airbus Affair, Mulroney was on boards and advisory councils at Bombardier and PowerCorp (and its Chinese ally CITIC). Chretien chief of staff and Federal Bridge Corp appointee (by Chretien) Michel Fournier was convicted of bribery by SNC-Lavalin in that position. (Those "infrastructure projects" are a very handy way of moving money around to your friends, aren't they, Mr. Trudeau.) Martin gained control of his steamship company through PowerCorp. And on and on and on. 700 characters, but this could go on for another 5,000 words.