Saulie Zajdel: Montreal

Irwin Cotler Dept: Saulie Zajdel, who finished a close second to Liberal veteran Irwin Cotler in the Mount Royal riding, is actively helping Montreal municipal politicians in the riding obtain federal services and grants, according to a media report earlier this week, according to Vancouver Sun. Gregory Thomas, the CTF's federal and Ontario director, said it is natural for cabinet ministers to hire some political staffers due to the political nature of their jobs and heritage Minister James Moore's decision to hire a defeated Montreal candidate to allegedly operate as a "shadow MP" in a Conservative-targeted Montreal riding doesn't "pass the smell test," the Canadian Taxpayers Federation said Friday. Zajdel works in the office of Moore, B.C.'s senior minister in the federal cabinet and one of many Tory ministers making the case to Canadians about the need for government restraint to reduce the deficit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.