More Canadian fun

Just when you thought the scandal was over, taped recordings appear that seem to indicate vote buying:

Ottawa reverberated this week with allegations that Canada's minority Liberal government tried to bribe an opposition politician to defect, as it came within a whisker of losing a confidence vote in Parliament.

Prime Minister Martin denies any wrongdoing and the government argues that secret recordings of conversations submitted by Conservative Member of Parliament Gurmant Grewal have been doctored or translated inaccurately from Punjabi.

But opposition parties, accusing Martin of lying, say his chief of staff should step aside or police or Parliament's ethics commissioner should investigate the tapes.

Either one side engaged in outright vote buying or the other in doctored tapes? Or maybe it's just one giant Canadian conspiracy trying to convince the world of their new PR campaign "Canada, it's interesting!" After all, even the Netherlands gets more coverage for simply following the French than Canada gets for this scandal.