Evidence of meeting #16 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 money.
A recording is available from Parliament.
As an Individual
Bayerische Bitumen-Chemie was a road marking company. Bitucan was a holding of Mr. Schreiber's in Alberta, because he had a lot of companies. At the time of the annexation in Edmonton, he had set up about 10 or 12 companies.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
As the accountant for Mr. Schreiber, were you involved with the accounting with regard to companies other than IAL and so on?
As an Individual
He also had a company that did road marking called M.L.E.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Are you familiar with payments by Bitucan in 1988 to Fred Doucet Consulting International?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
If you were the accountant, would you have had information on the accounting within Bitucan?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
You don't remember.
Could you verify or confirm for us payments from Bitucan to Mr. Fred Doucet's consulting company if we gave you the details?
As an Individual
I'm not sure. I don't think I have the documents. His documents are all in Canada. When I was there, I reviewed those accounts. I don't think I have documents with me.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
I will get you, Mr. Pelossi, a copy of an invoice to Bitucan and a cheque paid by Bitucan in the amount of $90,000. I'm hoping that you will be able to find some aspect, or direct us, as to how we can see what this was for. It's just called “professional services”. This is a matter I'll be taking up with the committee this afternoon when we're in camera. I'll provide documents to the members.
Finally, Mr. Pelossi, did you ever have conversations with Mr. Schreiber about Airbus and the possible sale of Airbus aircraft to Air Canada?
Liberal
As an Individual
Yes. Mr. Schreiber informed me more or less. When something happened, he informed me.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Okay.
Do you know the chairman of the board, Mr. Jeanniot? Do you know that name?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
The chairman of the board. I think Claude Taylor was the CEO...the president? Mr. Jeanniot, he was a senior executive at Air Canada at the time. Mr. Jeanniot.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
All right, you don't know. Okay.
Did Mr. Schreiber tell you at some point that 13 of the 15 members of the board of directors of Air Canada had been replaced by Mr. Mulroney?
As an Individual
No. I remember he told me that Mr. Moores was elected to the board. But he didn't tell me that the whole board had been changed.