ization ▁of ▁mar iju ana , ▁saying , ▁" If ▁we ▁actually ▁wanted ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁organized ▁crime , ▁we ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁off ▁to ▁control ▁it . ▁When ▁you ▁have ▁these ▁things ▁under ground , ▁what ▁you ▁end ▁up ▁fu elling ▁is ▁organized ▁crime ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election ▁Al cock ▁was ▁unexpected ly ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁federal ▁election , ▁losing ▁to ▁Conserv ative ▁Rod ▁Bru ino oge ▁by ▁just ▁ 1 1 1 ▁votes ▁in ▁W inn ip eg ▁South . ▁He ▁took ▁personal ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁and ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁spend ▁enough ▁time ▁campaign ing ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁r iding . ▁Al cock ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁being ▁the ▁government ' s ▁point ▁man ▁for ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁sc andal ▁did ▁not ▁help ▁his ▁elect oral ▁prospect s , ▁though ▁he ▁ultimately ▁def ended ▁his ▁government ' s ▁actions . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁Al cock ' s ▁final ▁acts ▁in ▁office ▁was ▁to ▁appro ve ▁a ▁payment ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁assist ▁Jean ▁Pel let ier ▁with ▁legal ▁fe es ▁in ▁a ▁court ▁challenge ▁against ▁the ▁G om ery ▁Commission . ▁Representatives ▁of ▁other ▁parties ▁critic ized ▁this ▁payment , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁should ▁only ▁cover ▁legal ▁costs ▁for ▁working ▁civil ▁servants . ▁Pel let ier ' s ▁lawyer ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁followed ▁a ▁long - standing ▁government ▁policy ▁for ▁high - ran king ▁function aries ▁in ▁jud icial