On core missions

Gerard Latulippe, imposed as the new president of Rights and Democracy over the objections of the opposition parties, describes the group's job:

"We have to work within the framework of government foreign policy, whatever political party is in power."

And whatever one's criticisms of the Con hacks who have taken over its board, it's tough to deny that R & D has been doing a brilliant job of furthering the Cons' foreign policy of funnelling public money to party loyalists at every opportunity.