PM's audio expert says Cadman tape not altered

This is a huge story and not one getting a lot of media attention.


Cadman tape not doctored, PM's audio expert says
Alleged Bribe Attempt


SURREY, B. C. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's own audio expert says a tape providing key evidence about an alleged bribe was not doctored as Mr. Harper has claimed.
Author Tom Zytaruk asked the Prime Minister on tape about an alleged attempt by Conservative officials to bribe independent MP Chuck Cadman.

In 2005, Cadman told his wife, Dona Cadman, that two Conservative representatives had offered him a $1-million life insurance policy in exchange for his vote in a confidence motion aimed at bringing down the Liberal government. Mr. Cadman was terminally ill at the time and died two months later.

The interview, in which Mr. Harper speaks of an offer to Mr. Cadman "to replace financial considerations he might lose during an election," has been cited by Liberals in the House of Commons and on articles posted on the Liberal party Web site as evidence that Mr. Harper knew of an alleged attempt to bribe Mr. Cadman in May, 2005, in exchange for his vote in the Commons to topple the Liberal government of the day. Mr. Harper, who denies knowing any such thing, is suing the Liberals for $3.5-million.

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