We have already pointed out of the no-fault approach of our own governments(2) and of the HRDC scandal. And now we have our own Prime Minister Jean Chrétien being suspected of committing fraud against the public interest. And Jean Chrétien is being adamantly supported by honourable Herb Gray, Deputy Prime Minister, by honourable Brian Tobin, Minister of Industry Canada, and by his own caucus. Our behavioural civil standards are being lowered more and more all the times, and as a consequence the unethical and corrupt behaviour of governmental agencies and businesses are going to be tolerated by the justice system. And this tolerance has been evidenced by the difficulties in granting punitive damages by the courts in the last few years.

We cannot allow our democracy to deteriorate further than it is, and therefore we must re-establish the integrity of our public administration, the integrity of businesses, the integrity of the Prime Minister Office, as well as include punitive (non-compensatory) damages in the courts' decisions against the corrupt behaviour of governmental agencies and businesses.

References/endnotes

Relevant political and economics articles http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign

1. Globalizing our economies and manufacturing our justice, by Mario deSantis, March 30, 2001 http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/desantisArticles/2001_300/desantis349/schmeiser_Monsanto.html

2. A trend in Tort Reform laws: No-fault, no individual freedom and no responsibility, by Mario deSantis and reviewed by James deSantis, August 14, 2000 http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/desantisArticles/2000_200/desantis210/torts.html