Evidence of meeting #13 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was mulroney.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Liberal
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
I will be sharing my time with Mr. Ménard.
Would you say that handling cash is a common practice at 24 Sussex Drive?
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As an Individual
I don't know.
All I know is what I read in the newspapers.
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
With regards to GCI and Fred Doucet, who was a lobbyist at the time you were the chief of staff—
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Bloc
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
He had ties to the other members of GCI. Did you see any other individuals who had such easy access to Prime Minister Mulroney as Mr. Doucet had, or was he the chief lobbyist?
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As an Individual
During my time, no one had access to the Prime Minister's Office the way he did.
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
Did you recognize any of the people that he brought in and who did not look like boy scouts?
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
In your opinion, is the $300,000 or the $225,000 that Mr. Mulroney got from Mr. Schreiber after 1993 connected to the Airbus matter?
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
I'm going to ask you a very specific question. On what account were the cheques you received drawn?
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Bloc
Carole Lavallée Bloc Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC
In her book, Stevie Cameron explains that a secret fund had been set up by Guy Charbonneau, a former senator, to meet Brian Mulroney's needs. She even mentions the financial institution and the account number: Montreal Trust, account no. 830.
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As an Individual
You will see in these documents information related to your question. I do not think it matches Ms. Cameron's version, but you will see that for yourself.
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Bloc
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Bloc
Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC
Mr. Spector, you wrote the following in Le Devoir: "I also hope to help the committee understand the motivation and behaviour of my former boss by referring to some other matters”.
Can you refer to these other matters for us?
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As an Individual
I always had the impression that Mr. Mulroney had one eye on his life after politics and that he was courting people who had power and money.
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As an Individual
I am talking about special treatment. I will give you two examples. The first is related to the National Post's decision to kill the story. Mr. Mulroney named Conrad Black, someone from outside government, to the Privy Council. The Asper family was very grateful for Mr. Mulroney's intervention in the Milgaard case. It was quite extraordinary that the Prime Minister of Canada would get involved in an issue like the David Milgaard case.
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Bloc
Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC
That is not going to convince us that he was receiving a lot of money.
Initially, you agreed, Mr. Spector, to transport money that would cover personal expenses, and so on.
