Raitt accused of expense abuse –Star Nov 5th

There seems to be growing problems with public servants abusing their position and their expense accounts. Lisa Raitt has continued to be controversial in her function as a cabinet minister, showing carelessness with official documents (though she has not equaled Maxime Bernier there) and public utterances; yet, she is still holding on to her cabinet post, unlike poor Mr. Bernier. I guess Prime Minister Harper cannot afford to remove another minister.

I wonder if these instances of abuse of public trust is something that has always been the norm in public service, or is it that public morals, in general, has declined?

There might be another reason: abuse of public trust has always been the same, but the media – the Star, in particular – is more focused on such behaviour.