Harper's threats won't quell pointed questions
The Daily News, Canada -
But then Stephen Harper went even further, adding ominously: "I don't think that if the Liberal party thought twice about it, it is a power they would want ...
Schreiber alleges Mulroney sought Airbus cash
National Post, Canada -
Businessman Karlheinz Schreiber alleges in an affidavit filed in court yesterday that an advisor to former prime minister Brian Mulroney requested a ...
Allegations pull Mulroney supporter into spotlight
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Fred Doucet, a long-time supporter of Brian Mulroney who has spent most of his life in politics behind the scenes, was thrust into the spotlight yesterday ...
The interesting little tidbit in much of this is that Schreiber has said that the first $100K that he collected from Mulroney came "on or about August 27, 1993". Mulroney was not Prime Minister at that time...but he was still a Member of Parliament. Perhaps that is why it appears that he was trying to retroactively put in place a paper trail.
It is also no surprise that Schreiber and Mulroney got on so famously. After all, Schreiber was an "arms dealer" and Mulroney was best buddies with Ronnie Reagan (of Evil Empire fame). Mulroney declared Canada "open for business" to group of the military-industrial establishment in North America in December of 1984. All of which, come to think of it, sounds an awful lot like the current Harper government line (adapted slightly for political expediency in a minority Parliament): "Canada is open for business but it's not for sale". Not to mention the close buddy-buddy friendship between Steve and Dubya.
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