Evidence of meeting #14 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.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Luc Lavoie  As an Individual
François Martin  As an Individual
Erica Pereira  Committee Clerk, , House of Commons

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Did anyone in Mr. Mulroney's circle contact you indirectly?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Not at all?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

You were also reported as saying on two occasions that you saw Mr. Mulroney withdraw cash from a safe that was the size of a refrigerator.

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As an Individual

François Martin

I don't know whether that was money. It was always in envelopes; there were always documents. I didn't pay any attention to it.

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

Is it true that there was a large safe?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

In the basement with you?

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As an Individual

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

I see. It was as big as a refrigerator, but it didn't look like a refrigerator. It wasn't a kind of disguise.

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As an Individual

François Martin

I never associated it with a refrigerator, but it was about four feet high.

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Bloc

Serge Ménard Bloc Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, QC

I have no further questions. Thank you.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

Thank you.

Mr. Martin, please.

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NDP

Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

We have no questions for this witness, other than to thank him for attending.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

Thank you.

Mr. Del Mastro.

February 7th, 2008 / 5:15 p.m.

Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

And thank you, Mr. Martin for appearing. We appreciate it. We know it was an inconvenience for you to do so.

I'm going to ask you a few questions, and don't be intimidated by them. Could you tell the committee what involvement or first-hand knowledge you have of the Bear Head project?

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As an Individual

François Martin

None. Sorry.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

Thank you.

Could you tell the committee what involvement or first-hand knowledge you have of the purchase of Airbus planes by Air Canada?

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As an Individual

François Martin

Same thing, I knew nothing.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

Okay, thank you.

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As an Individual

François Martin

I'm better at cooking.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

Could you tell this committee what involvement or first-hand knowledge you have in the consulting agreement between Brian Mulroney and Karlheinz Schreiber?

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As an Individual

François Martin

Like virtually everyone, I read about it in the newspapers. But before that, I had no idea.

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Conservative

Dean Del Mastro Conservative Peterborough, ON

Thank you.

Could you tell the committee what involvement or first-hand knowledge you have of the circulation of correspondence from the Privy Council Office to the Prime Minister's office, with particular emphasis on the correspondence sent by Karlheinz Schreiber to the current Prime Minister Harper?