Evidence of meeting #18 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 schreiber.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

Also speaking

Elmer MacKay  As an Individual
Karlheinz Schreiber  As an Individual

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Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

In Zurich.

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

So you carried this to Canada.

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

And you crossed borders with this in your pocket?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Did you declare it?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Isn't there a law that forces you to declare if you are carrying more than $10,000?

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As an Individual

Karlheinz Schreiber

Sir, I cannot recall that this was the law at that place, but if so, I have to tell you I overlooked it.

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Did you go through the United States with this in your pocket?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

But I'm sure there is a law, and you risk having all the money seized if you carry more than $10,000.

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As an Individual

Karlheinz Schreiber

Yes. I would have said, sorry, I'll have to pay the fine or whatever it is.

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

And you never read a form that asked you to declare if you were carrying more than $10,000?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Okay.

Now, did you receive--

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

Mr. Ménard, je suis désolé.

Mr. Comartin.

February 25th, 2008 / 4:40 p.m.

NDP

Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

Let me pick it up from there, Mr. Schreiber. The denomination in the Montreal payment, again, was $100,000 in denominations of $1,000 bills?

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NDP

Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

What currency?

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NDP

Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

So you're telling us that a bank in Geneva had--

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NDP

Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON

--I'm sorry, in Zurich--had Canadian $1,000 bills, and it had at least 100 of them, according to your statement.