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The sponsorship inquiry will make history this week, when both former prime minister Jean Chretien and his successor, Prime Minister Paul Martin, take the stand to testify in the sponsorship inquiry.

It will be the first time in Canadian history that prime ministers have ever testified before a public inquiry.

The scandal has dominated Parliament Hill since 2002 when the Auditor General, Sheila Fraser, recommended the RCMP investigate a $250 million national unity program created by Chretien's government to sponsor sports and cultural events, films, TV series, books, magazines and a host of other projects.

The ostensible aim was to combat separatism, but an estimated $100 million went to Liberal-friendly ad agencies, public relations firms and other middlemen who often did not deliver quality work.

Following is a timeline of events leading to Chretien and Martin's testimony.