DETAILED FINDINGS PLURIDESIGN CANADA INC.

12 Section Twelve DETAILED FINDINGS PLURIDESIGN CANADA INC. 12.1 Business Background PluriDesign Canada Inc. ("PluriDesign") is owned by Mr. J. Corriveau through Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc. (an investment company) and was in the business of graphic design and related services. 12.2 Level of Business 12.2.1 Annual Revenues The following Table provides a historical summary of revenues generated by PluriDesign. 141

142 Who is Responsible? Forensic Audit Table 81 - Annual Revenues - PluriDesign Canada Inc. $2.2 $2.0 Millions of Dollars 2.07 $1.8 $1.6 1.59 1.66 $1.4 $1.2 1.38 1.25 $1.0 0.90 $0.8 $0.6 0.61 0.71 0.50 $0.4 $0.2 0.14 0.20 $0.0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 The revenue increase in 1998 is partly due to the work by Mr. J. Corriveau and PluriDesign on the federal general elections of 1997. For the year ended February 28, 1998, PluriDesign generated $869,175 in revenues from the Liberal Party of Canada (Exhibit P-332 p. 211). Based on a review of PluriDesign's records, no payments were received for the 2000 general election from the Liberal Party of Canada or its electoral candidates for any work that may have been undertaken by Mr. J. Corriveau. 12.2.2 Revenues by Customers Based on PluriDesign's customer invoices and invoice registers for the years ended February 1996 to 2004, its main customers, as detailed in P-332 page 211, were as follows:

Section Twelve: Detailed Findings Pluridesign Inc. 143 Table 81a - PluriDesign Canada Inc. - Revenues By Customers - 1996 to 2004 Fondation Maurice Richard - $430,370 Other Customers $372,906 Groupaction - $430,370 Liberal Party of Canada $1,151,260 Revenues Associated to Jean Lafleur $1,841,683 Companies Owned by Luc Lemay $5,834,550 REVENUES ASSOCIATED TO JEAN LAFLEUR Xylo Concept Graphique 940,776 Publicité Dézert 526,735 Yuri Kruk Communications- Design Fabrique de la Paroisse de Saint-Adolphe TOTAL 243,000 131,172 $1,841,683 The revenues associated with Mr. J. Lafleur relate mostly to sub-contracts given to PluriDesign by Xylo Concept Graphique (owned by Mr. Pierre Davidson), Publicité Dézert (owned by Mr. Éric Lafleur) and Yuri Kruk Communications-Design (owned by Mr. Yuri Kruk). Each of these companies were direct sub-contractors of Lafleur Communication. The revenues received from La Fabrique de la Paroisse de Saint-Adolphe are related to the renovation of a church financed personally by Mr. J. Lafleur. The available documentation does not indicate what services, if any, were provided by PluriDesign to Groupaction for the $430,370 it received from Groupaction. 12.3 Financial Impact of GOC Sponsorship on Financial Results 12.3.1 PluriDesign Canada The following table provides an historical summary of the net earnings generated by PluriDesign, totaling $1.1 million. In additions to these net earnings, Mr. J. Corriveau received $4.4 million in salaries and bonuses from 1995 to 2003, as detailed in Section 12.4.1 of this report.

144 Who is Responsible? Forensic Audit Table 82 - PluriDesign Canada Inc. - Net Earnings From 1993 to 2004 $300,000 $250,000 264,933 $200,000 202,564 $150,000 155,572 147,336 143,439 132,720 123,596 145,741 $100,000 $50,000 57,875 $0 (5,556) -$50,000 (33,458) -$100,000 -$150,000 -$200,000 (169,913) 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 12.3.2 Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc. The following table provides an historical summary of the total assets of Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc. From 1993 to 1998 the company was inactive with virtually no assets. The increase in assets starting in 1999 is a result of the receipt of dividends from PluriDesign ($1,085,000), other advances from PluriDesign made from available cash flow, and the reinvestment of bonuses paid by PluriDesign to Mr. J. Corriveau. Table 83 - Total Assets - Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc. $3.0 Millions of Dollars 2.97 3.00 2.66 $2.5 2.25 2.42 $2.0 $1.5 1.59 $1.0 $0.5 $0.0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Section Twelve: Detailed Findings Pluridesign Inc. 145 As at February 28, 2004, the assets of Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc. were made up of cash ($1,051,703), marketable securities ($1,364,871) and other assets ($4,635). 12.4 Notable Uses of Funds by Pluridesign Canada 12.4.1 Salaries and Bonuses to Mr. Jacques Corriveau According to Mr. J. Corriveau's personal income tax returns, he received $4.4 million in salaries and bonuses from PluriDesign from 1995 to 2003, as summarized in Table 84 and detailed at Exhibit P-332, page 218: Table 84 - Employment Income From PluriDesign - Jacques Corriveau $1.2 Millions of Dollars 1.07 $1.0 0.96 $0.8 0.83 0.70 $0.6 0.46 $0.4 $0.2 $0.0 0.16 0.13 0.07 0.05 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Based on the information reviewed, Mr. J. Corriveau paid himself a yearly salary of approximately $60,000 and received the balance of his remuneration by way of bonuses. $1.8 million of the funds, representing approximately net after tax $2.0 million arising from bonuses, were re-invested by Mr. J. Corriveau in Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc., his investment company. The balance of the net after tax bonuses of approximately $200,000 was redeposited in PluriDesign and later transferred to Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc.

146 Who is Responsible? Forensic Audit 12.4.2 Dividends Of the $1,164,849 in net earnings generated by PluriDesign (i.e. profits left after payment of salaries and bonus to Mr. J. Corriveau), $1,085,000 was paid to Jacques Corriveau Designer Inc. by way of dividends ($600,000 in 1999, $160,000 in 2000, $125,000 in 2001 and $200,000 in 2002). 12.4.3 Political Contributions Mr. J. Corriveau, his wife and the companies he owns have contributed $53,189 to the Liberal Party of Canada, as detailed at Exhibit P-332 pages 220 to 256. 12.4.4 Production Costs PluriDesign incurred $2.8 million in production costs for the years ended February 28, 1993 to 2004, as detailed in Exhibit P-332, page 94. Based on the analysis of production costs for the years ended February 28, 1998 to 2003 presented at Exhibit P-332 page 213, PluriDesign's most important sub-contractors, by value, are as follows: Table 85: PluriDesign Canada Inc. Significant Subcontracts, by Value, 1998 to 2004 Sub-Contractor Name Amount Quad $303,233 Mirabau 149,358 Super Impression 140,238 Imprimerie Production 85,856 Interpôles 74,300 Grafix Studio 71,499 Le Groupe Gosselin et Associés 55,200 Impression Arts Ltd 53,203 Matériaux Pont Masson 52,233 Sérigraphie 2000 51,594 MP Photo Reproduction 49,997

Section Twelve: Detailed Findings Pluridesign Inc. 147 12.5 Scope Limitations The following documentation was requested but not available for our review: 1. Bank accounts of Jacques Corriveau from 1994 to August 1999. 2. Cancelled cheques for the bank accounts of Jacques Corriveau from 1994 to 2003. 3. Supplier invoices of PluriDesign Canada from 1994 to 2003. 4. Customer invoices of PluriDesign Canada from 1994 to 2003. The customer invoices provided to us were not complete. In particular, we note a number of invoices issued to Publicité Dézert and Xylo Concept Graphique were missing.

148 Who is Responsible? Forensic Audit