Article: Stop the rumors and stick to fact.(rants and raves)(Letter to the Editor)

Dear Editor:

In his recent column, Dan David wrote that "Under David Ahenakew, AFN's first years were rife with cronyism, nepotism and rumors of shady finances. Eventually, the RCMP investigated. The next national chief, Georges Erasmus, promised to clean house, which he did. However, this was also the time when the AFN lost its moral credibility."

I am writing to respond to this statement about cronyism, nepotism and rumors of shady finances.

It seems to me that this smacks of the very kind of sloppy journalism of which this item earlier complained. The so-called "rumors of shady finances" culminated in charges being brought against Ahenakew ...

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