Meanwhile, back in Quebec

Uh-oh.

Crown attorneys have in their hands more files from police investigations into the federal sponsorship scandal and are studying them, says the prosecutor who handled the fraud trial that led to the conviction and jailing of former bureaucrat Chuck Guité.

Oh dear.

After several months of silence, the RCMP says it is investigating allegations that the federalist side broke Quebec electoral law during the 1995 referendum on sovereignty.

Oh dear.

The Parti Quebecois was aware it illegally received $96,400 over five years from employees of an advertising agency at the centre of the sponsorship scandal, a report said Wednesday. "The party knew the situation and closed its eyes," retired judge Jean Moisan wrote in his report released by Marcel Blanchet, Quebec's chief electoral officer.

A related Globe editorial adds some colour:

In fact, [Judge Moisan's report] adds, one party fundraiser spelled out for Mr. Brault the wisdom of channelling the money into the PQ's coffers: If "you watch the plane go by, you'll get nowhere. To travel, you have to buy a ticket."