Yes.
Evidence of meeting #8 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.
Evidence of meeting #8 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.
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Conservative
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As an Individual
With Philiip Mathias--it's hard to say. It must have been in 2000 or—
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Conservative
December 11th, 2007 / 12:15 p.m.
As an Individual
No, it was in 1999. I was with him when I was arrested in August.
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Had you met him prior to the libel suit in 1996?
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Conservative
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Conservative
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As an Individual
I told you earlier, I was in Switzerland and all the stuff was here, though I was not around.
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
You had never spoken with Mr. Mathias before the libel suit by Mr. Mulroney?
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Conservative
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
No, I said met him or spoke with him.
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As an Individual
Well, perhaps I did on the telephone. He was very close to Elmer MacKay. Otherwise, how would I have known him?
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Fair enough.
Are you aware that Mr. Mathias received a copy of the Department of Justice letter regarding the alleged Airbus kickbacks that was sent to the Swiss authorities?
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Are you aware that this letter was the basis for the libel suit that had the Canadian government pay $2.1 million to Mr. Mulroney to cover his legal expenses?
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
You're not aware of the fact that this letter was the basis—
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As an Individual
No, but pretty soon we got the official English translation from the Swiss. I don't know which translation Mr. Mulroney used.
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Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
My question is more general than that. Are you aware that it was the letter that was leaked to Mr. Mathias that was the basis for the libel suit?
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As an Individual
No. I just told you. A short time after came the official translation from the Canadian government from the Swiss Department of Justice, so how do I know which one he used? He could have used this or the other one.