Allen S. Cutler was a Canadian civil servant who became notable for his role in the sponsorship scandal: by acting as the whistleblower as he was the one who detected that there were some annomalies in the Canadain sponsorship program. Cutler both triggered the scandal and lost his job. He had been working for the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services.

On November 23, 2005, the Conservative Party of Canada announced Mr. Cutler would be its candidate in the riding of Ottawa South in the upcoming federal election. He does not live in the riding, though. ^* He failed to defeat incumbent MP David McGuinty.

Cutler was born in Ottawa, is married and has two children. He has a degree in Economics from Carleton University. He is also a director of the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform.

Although his good deed was praised, the Ottawa Citizen defined Cutler as "one-note-pony".

Interestingly, Cutler claimed he had never had any intention of running for Parliament. However, Cutler did a number of high-profile interviews before the campaign had begun.

External links

• Allan Cutler's website

Candidates for the Canadian House of Commons | Ottawans | Whistleblowers | Carleton University alumni