Nov. 12, 2007: Mr. Mulroney demands a full public inquiry, saying it is the only way he can clear his name: “Only then will the whole truth be finally exposed and tarnished reputations restored.”
Despite the statements in the reportm please note that:
- the enquiry was limited in time to Mulroney's transition from pubic office to private life, and
- it was to be conducted without expressing any conclusion or recommendation regarding the civil or criminal liability of any person or organization."
So it could not look at his time as PM, and it could not conclude that he had engaged in any criminal wrongdoing.
The rest of us call this "predetermining the outcome ahead of time." No doubt the partisans will now loudly proclaim that the enquiry 'found no evidence of criminal activity during his term of office.'
That said... "Mr. Mulroney, an intelligent, sophisticated businessperson, had to recognize that Mr. Schreiber was attempting to manipulate him to use his power and influence as prime minister to move the Bear Head Project forward..."
"Mr. Schreiber says he paid Mr. Mulroney three instalments of $100,000 each for a total of $300,000 cash while Mr. Mulroney says the amount was $225,000 paid in three instalments of $75,000 each...."
"the reason Mr. Schreiber made the payments in cash and Mr. Mulroney accepted them in cash was that they both wanted to conceal the fact that the transactions had occurred between them...."
"...his business dealings with Mr. Schreiber were not appropriate... Mr. Mulroney contravened Section 7(b) of the 1985 Ethics Code"
I would imagine this closes the book on the Mulroney affair. In a real democracy, there would have been court proceedings.
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Hang on, let me get my SHOCKED face on!
Nov. 12, 2007: Mr. Mulroney demands a full public inquiry, saying it is the only way he can clear his name:
“Only then will the whole truth be finally exposed and tarnished reputations restored.”
Mulroney got what he asked for.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/05/31/timeline-the-brian-mulroney-karleinz-schreiber-affair/#ixzz0pX7oDLgs
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Now let's have an inquiry into the conduct of Chretien and Martin.
Don't think PMSH would waste taxpayers money that way anon.
Chretien and Martin are long gone...
Despite the statements in the reportm please note that:
- the enquiry was limited in time to Mulroney's transition from pubic office to private life, and
- it was to be conducted without expressing any conclusion or recommendation regarding the civil or criminal liability of any person or organization."
So it could not look at his time as PM, and it could not conclude that he had engaged in any criminal wrongdoing.
The rest of us call this "predetermining the outcome ahead of time." No doubt the partisans will now loudly proclaim that the enquiry 'found no evidence of criminal activity during his term of office.'
That said... "Mr. Mulroney, an intelligent, sophisticated businessperson, had to recognize that Mr. Schreiber was attempting to manipulate him to use his power and influence as prime minister to move the Bear Head Project forward..."
"Mr. Schreiber says he paid Mr. Mulroney three instalments of $100,000 each for a total of $300,000 cash while Mr. Mulroney says the amount was $225,000 paid in three instalments of $75,000 each...."
"the reason Mr. Schreiber made the payments in cash and Mr. Mulroney accepted them in cash was that they both wanted to conceal the fact that the transactions had occurred between them...."
"...his business dealings with Mr. Schreiber were not appropriate... Mr. Mulroney contravened Section 7(b) of the 1985 Ethics Code"
I would imagine this closes the book on the Mulroney affair. In a real democracy, there would have been court proceedings.
Don't think PMSH would waste taxpayers money that way anon.
Chretien and Martin are long gone...
Last time I checked Wilson they were both still in the country....
In a real democracy, there would have been court proceedings.
I guess you can thank Trudeau for that Downes.......what a downer man
The National Post is basically burying Lyin Brian in their Full Comment section.
Can't be fun when even the cons of the land turn on you.
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