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| - Alfonso Gagliano, PC, FCGA (Siculiana, January 25, 1942) is a Canadian accountant and a former Liberal Party politician.
Born in Siculiana, Italy, his political career began in 1977 when he ran for a seat on the Montreal school board. In the 1984 federal election, he ran for Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Anjou narrowly defeating the Progressive Conservative candidate. It was one of the few ridings that the Liberals had captured from the opposition, as they were swept out of power in a massive Conservative landslide. He was re-elected in the 1988 and 1993 elections representing Saint-Léonard, and in the 1997 and 2000 elections representing Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel.
Alfonso began his own family in 1965. In 1965, Alfonso married Ersilia Gidaro and with her bore three children; Vincenzo, Maria and Immacolata.
From 1996 to 2002, he served in various cabinet posts including Minister of Labour, Deputy House leader and the Minister responsible for Communications Canada, Canada Post, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Lands Company Ltd. His most controversial positions were as Minister of Public Works and Government Services and as political minister for Quebec.
Following his career as a cabinet minister, Gagliano was appointed as the Canadian ambassador to Denmark. However, he was dismissed from this position on February 10, 2004 by Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham amidst widespread speculation that during his time as public works minister he was actively involved in the sponsorship scandal.
On May 27, 2004, Gagliano filed a more than $4.5-million lawsuit against Prime Minister Paul Martin and the government. The suit accuses them of deliberately attacking Gagliano's reputation and alleges that he was illegally and unjustly fired. He is asking for compensation for wrongful dismissal, damage to his reputation and lost income.
Justice John Gomery's initial report on the sponsorship scandal places much of the blame on Gagliano, making him the highest ranking Liberal to be charged with deliberate dishonesty, rather than negligence. Following the initial report, Paul Martin expelled him from the Liberal Party for life.
On November 17, 2004, an article in the New York Daily News alleged that Gagliano was associated with the Bonanno organized crime family. In the article, former capo Frank Lino, now an informer for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, is quoted as saying Gagliano was introduced to him during a meeting with other mob members in Montreal. Gagliano has strongly denied the allegations. It is not the first time Gagliano's name has been linked to organized crime. In 1994, La Presse reported that Gagliano was the bookkeeper for Agostino Cuntrera, cousin of cocaine baron Alfonso Caruana, who was involved in a gangland slaying of Paul Violi in Montreal in 1978. Cuntrera was subsequently convicted of murder. Gagliano denies any links to the Mafia. (en)
- Alfonso Gagliano (né le 25 janvier, 1942) est un avocat canadien et un homme politique du Parti libéral. Récemment il est mieux connu pour son rôle allégué au scandale des commandites.
Il est né à Siculiana, en Italie. Sa carrière politique a commencé en 1977 à Montréal, et en 1984, il a couru pour le Parlement et défaisant un candidat populaire progressiste-conservateur. De 1997 à 2002 il a servi dans divers rôles, comprenant le ministre de travail, le chef de député Chambre et le ministre responsable de Communication Canada, Postes Canada, la Société canadienne d'hypothèque et de logement, la Monnaie royale canadienne, et la Société immobilière du Canada. Ses positions plus controversées étaient comme ministre des Travaux publics et ministre politique du Québec.
Gagliano est aussi ancien ambassadeur du Canada au Royaume du Danemark. Il a été écarté de cette position le 10 février 2004 par le premier ministre Paul Martin, parmi la spéculation répandue qu'il était activement impliqué dans le scandale des commandites pendant son rôle comme ministre des travaux publics.
Le 27 mai 2004, Gagliano a classé un procès contre le premier ministre Martin et le gouvernement canadien. Le procès les accuse d'attaquer délibérément la réputation de Gagliano et allègue qu'ils l'ont congédié illégalement. Il demande une compensation pour le renvoi injustifié, les dommages à sa réputation et le revenu perdu.
Catégorie:Naissance en 1942
Catégorie:Personnalité politique canadienne
Catégorie:Scandale des commandites (fr)
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