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Taxpayers Paid EKOS Research $61 Million Under Liberal Governments

The Earnscliffe Strategy Group has received over $10 million in federal contracts since the Liberal government took power, with significant ties to Prime Minister Paul Martin. Another polling firm, EKOS Research, has received more than $61 million through over 1,600 contracts for public opinion research. The contracts have raised concerns regarding the tendering process, with allegations that they were tailored to benefit Earnscliffe, which the firm denies.

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Taxpayers Paid EKOS Research $61 Million Under Liberal Governments

The Earnscliffe Strategy Group has received over $10 million in federal contracts since the Liberal government took power, with significant ties to Prime Minister Paul Martin. Another polling firm, EKOS Research, has received more than $61 million through over 1,600 contracts for public opinion research. The contracts have raised concerns regarding the tendering process, with allegations that they were tailored to benefit Earnscliffe, which the firm denies.

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National Post

$10M received by Earnscliffe since Liberals took power: Pollster EKOS


earned $61M
Wed Sep 28 2005
Page: A7
Section: Canada
Byline: Glen McGregor
Source: CanWest News Service

The Earnscliffe Strategy Group, an Ottawa consulting


firm with close political ties to Prime Minister Paul
Martin, has received more than $10-million in federal
government money since the Liberals took power,
new documents show.

And another Ottawa polling firm that has sometimes


worked with Earnscliffe received more than
$61-million in the same period. Ottawa-based EKOS
Research was awarded more than 1,600 contracts,
mostly for public opinion research, from various
departments, agencies and Crown corporations.

Records tabled in the House of Commons on Monday


show that Earnscliffe and its affiliates have received
269 contracts, amendments and standing offers since
1993.

During Mr. Martin's years as finance minister, his


department repeatedly hired Earnscliffe to do polling
and focus groups and provide communications
advice, often in advance of federal budgets.

The new records show Earnscliffe received just under


$2-million from the Finance department alone.

The finance contracts last year became a subject of


political storm as a former Public Works official
alleged that the tendering was specially tailored to
ensure the work always went to Earnscliffe. The firm
denied the allegation.

The records released this week show the firm also


received $849,000 in contracts and amendments from
Health Canada, more than half of which were
untendered.

In 16 of 25 cases, Earnscliffe was determined to be


the only firm capable of doing work described as
"strategic communication advice" or "other
professional services not otherwise specified."

It received another $1-million from the Natural


Resources department.

Before Mr. Martin became prime minister, many of


his closest advisors worked at Earnscliffe, and some
referred to the Elgin Street firm as "the
PMO-in-waiting."

The records were tabled in the House this week in


response to a March order paper question from
Conservative MP Dean Allison, a member of the
House public accounts committee.

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