Evidence of meeting #7 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 letter.
A recording is available from Parliament.
12:45 p.m.
As an Individual
I think it was the Commissioner of the RCMP, Mr. Murray.
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Prior to receiving that apology, did you have any opportunity, either in the form of a sworn statement or an interrogation by the justice department, or somebody on their behalf, such as the RCMP or any other police force acting for the federal government, to make a statement with regard to your relationship with Mr. Mulroney?
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Do you know how that apology came about? You were not a party to that action, correct?
12:50 p.m.
As an Individual
The apology was sent to my lawyer, Mr. Hladun, in Edmonton.
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NDP
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NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Did you have any discussions with Mr. Mulroney or his lawyers as to your wanting that apology and their asking for it on your behalf?
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
It was totally gratuitous and without their ever questioning you about your role and your relationship with Mr. Mulroney.
12:50 p.m.
As an Individual
Yes, and when you look at the letter I sent back to Mr. Allan Rock, you can easily read what I told him.
12:50 p.m.
As an Individual
No. I told him, “I'll see you in court”, and I'm still waiting.
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Voices
Oh, oh?
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Someday we'll come back to that lawsuit.
With regard to the letter of May 8, 2007, you make a number of points that you are prepared to disclose, as you put it.
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
The very last one before the “and more”--and this is to Mr. Mulroney--is that you supported fraud related to the Thyssen project. What do you mean by that fraud?
12:50 p.m.
As an Individual
I mean that Mr. Mulroney all the time had contact with me and with the executives from Thyssen and always confirmed that the project was fine and how much he appreciated that we brought jobs to Nova Scotia. There was not the smallest--not the smallest--doubt in the brains of the Thyssen people and myself. Of course, you can imagine, I was always--
12:50 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin NDP Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Let me stop you, Mr. Schreiber, because you're going to take up the rest of my time.
The fraud you're talking about is a fraud on you and your companies and the ones who were pushing for that project?