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.
As an Individual
I just said that he was targeted by Mr. Mulroney as one of the bad Liberals, like Fowler and others--
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
In other words, they were the ones he was blaming for the failure of the project?
As an Individual
Yes.
I had no idea that he ever would have been against it. That's the really bad part of the story.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Thank you.
Mr. Schreiber, just for clarification for the committee, I've heard you for the second time say that you brought the envelope of one hundred one-thousand-dollar bills and gave it to Mr. Mulroney the first time.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo
Did he, subsequent to that, suggest to you that he would prefer to receive the money by transfer or other financial instrument? Because it seems to me very difficult to spend a one-thousand-dollar bill, never mind one hundred of them.
Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Schreiber, the basis of Mr. Mulroney's libel suit in 1996 was a letter that the Department of Justice sent to Swiss authorities insinuating that Mr. Mulroney had received Airbus kickbacks. There are still some outstanding questions as to how that letter was made public.
Mr. Schreiber, did you ever see a copy of that letter, the one from the Department of Justice, before it was published in the Financial Post?
Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Can you tell me where you saw the letter?
As an Individual
Excuse me, sir, it's common knowledge. I received the letter in German from the law firm which was representing me. When I saw the letter and I read the letter in that office, I called Mr. Mulroney, informed him about it, and Mr. Mulroney requested the translation from the lawyer in that office.
Then I left. Then the letters, in English, were sent to my lawyer, to Mr. Mulroney, to my other lawyers, and as far as I recall, there was even a lawsuit against the law firm Blum and Partner, in which they were accused of having leaked this letter to somebody. This was already in the Swiss media, but as far as I understand, this lawsuit finally collapsed. Maybe one can find out.
Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Mr. Schreiber, do you know a reporter who used to work at the Financial Post by the name of Philip Mathias?
Conservative
Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC
Have you ever met him or spoken with him?