Speaking of the world's oldest...

Profession...

The $250,000 is part of $32 million Colle awarded to 110 groups – including several with Liberal ties – in the last two years for immigrant aid and other programs without a formal application process, a loophole the government has since closed amid opposition charges the money is a "slush fund."

But this is the first time it has been revealed money went to a group with such close links to someone in Colle's office. Huang works in the minister's office on the sixth floor of a University Ave. office building.

Now that sure doesn't seem right to me.

Huang is described as both a "lifetime member" and on the "board of directors" of this association.

What does Michael Huang have to say about this?

"I'm not involved in those grant things," Huang said in a brief telephone interview, acknowledging he was involved with the Chinese association for "several years" before quitting its board late last year.

He said he could not remember the date of his resignation, but a story in Toronto Chinese-language daily newspaper Sing Tao pictured him last Oct. 16 after being re-elected for another term on the board.

Sounds like Michael Huang isn't offering up "the truth and nothing but the truth."

But that's not the whole story here, by any means...

Whatever happened to that Iranian Animal Shelter?

The opposition parties have questioned a $200,000 grant a year ago to the Iranian-Canadian Community Centre, a group that is yet to build a community centre and has raised just $15,000 in other funds.

The president of the Richmond Hill provincial Liberal riding association was a director until recently, as was nuclear safety expert Reza Moridi, who is seeking the Liberal nomination for the riding in the October election.

The centre was first listed with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency as a charitable organization in the category "protection of animals," but later was changed to the category "recreation, playgrounds and vacation camps."

Just another thing to remember, come elections this fall.

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