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Montreal - A Quebec advertising executive whose former firm earned $40 million in sponsorship fees from the federal government was the first to testify as the Gomery inquiry entered a new stage Monday. Documents tabled at the inquiry Monday showed that Jean Lafleur personally earned more than $9.3 million while at the helm of Lafleur Communication Marketing between 1994 and 2000. During the same period, Lafleur's wife, daughter and son earned a total of $2.8 million. Lafleur defended those payments by saying they weren't really a salary. The money "includes the business profits paid, in my name, as salary," he said Montreal - The former leader of the Marijuana Party has joined the Liberals. "I believe that if any party will ever legalize marijuana in Canada, it is the Liberals," said Marc-Boris St-MauriceSt-Maurice, who lives in Montreal. "And I hope to bring my knowledge and expertise on this issue to help the Liberal Party." St. John's, Nfld. - A fixed link between Newfoundland and Labrador is feasible but it might cost taxpayers $1.5 billion, a report says. The independent study looked at building a 20-kilometre link across the Strait of Belle Isle that could, among other things, allow for year-round transportation. There are several options for a fixed link, including some combination of a tunnel and a causeway.
