I had two roles. The first was to advise the company, around 1992, on legal proceedings that Thyssen Bear Head Industries had brought against the Government of Canada after the letter of intent, signed by three ministers of the Conservative government at the time, was not respected or acted upon.
I examined this matter and recommended that Bear Head hire Ian Scott, who is known as one of the best litigators in Canada, to take on the case because I am not a litigator myself.
When the government changed in 1993, I was asked to represent Thyssen to make representations to the Government of Canada. I told those in charge that there was no chance for success if they were hoping to obtain a sole source contract, and that their only chance for success would be through a public tendering process. They agreed to this condition, and all my efforts were directed towards government authorities, such as the relevant public officials, departments, or even the PMO. The goal was to get a public tendering process that would enable Thyssen and also GM or any other interested company to submit a bid.
So that was I was mandated to do. Unfortunately, I was not successful.