Evidence of meeting #5 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.
1 p.m.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Schreiber, John Crosbie did an inquiry into the Airbus affair. Did he ask you questions at the time and, if so, what was the nature of these questions?
1 p.m.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
John Crosbie investigated the Airbus controversy at the time. Did he ask you questions, and can you recall the nature of those questions?
1 p.m.
As an Individual
Is that John Crosbie, the former minister from Newfoundland?
1 p.m.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
When the RCMP investigation became public, did you inform Mr. Mulroney about it once you learned of it?
1 p.m.
As an Individual
I think you refer to the letter of request that was sent to Switzerland.
1 p.m.
As an Individual
Yes, I informed him, because I was in the office of the lawyers in Switzerland.
1 p.m.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
Was there any discussion at that time between you and Mr. Mulroney about the $300,000 in cash payments and how to explain them to the RCMP in light of the investigation?
1 p.m.
As an Individual
They were shareholders of Government Consultants International. I think I met Fred Doucet earlier, once in Montreal.
1 p.m.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
What was your relationship with Government Consultants International?
1 p.m.
As an Individual
They were a lobbying company for the Thyssen company. They worked also for MBB, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm.
1 p.m.
As an Individual
I have to correct something here. This is a complete misunderstanding, and I'm happy to explain this to you. All this nonsense you read quite often in the papers doesn't mean it is true. All the agreements were between the industrial companies and Government Consultants International. I was in the middle to organize the things and to watch the funds flow, because we had somebody who stole the money.
1:05 p.m.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
During the 1993 election campaign, did you make a payment to Mr. Marc Lalonde?
1:05 p.m.
NDP