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Ethics March 10th, 2008
No, Mr. Speaker, it is not the truth no matter how many times the Leader of the Opposition might have to tell himself to try to convince himself of that.
The Liberals have already made up their minds on this issue. They have decided that the Prime Minister was aware and complicit in a crime. They are false on that issue and they are going to have to--
Ethics March 10th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, the problem with the question is that there was no financial offer. There was no offer.
Ethics March 10th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal approach and story on this seems to be shifting quite dramatically as well, as is usually the case with the Liberals.
The only meeting that happened, as I have said time and again, was on May 19. We have been very clear about that and consistent on that fact.
Public Works and Government Services March 7th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, my colleague is asking for a lot of information. I can get the answers after question period. This is a serious matter and it deserves a very serious response. It is very technical. I can talk to him about it after question period.
Public Works and Government Services March 7th, 2008
No, Mr. Speaker.
Ethics March 7th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, there was no offer of a $1 million life insurance bribe. Any accusation to that effect is false. The Liberals have made the accusation but it is incorrect, libellous and we will see them in court.
Ethics March 7th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, this is really all the Liberals have left. We have been clear and consistent on the facts of this case. There was the one meeting on the 19th where Doug Finley, Tom Flanagan and Chuck Cadman got together and we made an offer to him to rejoin the Conservative caucus. That was the only offer that was put on the table. We have been clear and consistent about that. The Liberals are persistently trying to change their lines of attack because they are operating without the basic facts of the case that Chuck Cadman himself presented to Canadians.
Ethics March 7th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, the column that my colleague is citing from yesterday's Globe and Mail is false.
Ethics March 7th, 2008
No, Mr. Speaker, because it is simply not true.
Ethics March 7th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleague and friend does not hurt himself when asking his questions. He is pretty energized today.
I can understand if my colleague does not want to take my word for it. He does not have to. That is fair. That is common in our parliamentary procedure.
I would ask him to just take the word of Chuck Cadman himself when he was interviewed by Mike Duffy. Mike Duffy asked him, “--Conservatives were prepared to offer you an unopposed nomination if you would vote with them, and also help with campaign funding and so on. Was that offer actually made?” Chuck Cadman said, “Yes...that was the only offer on anything that I had from anybody”.