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Brian Mulroney: The nightmare is over!
In 1984, Brian Mulroney led the federal Conservatives to the biggest election victory in Canadian history. Almost a decade later, the man described as having "Robert Redford eyes and Paul Newman hair," would leave the Prime Minister's Office as the most unpopular prime minister in Canada's recent memory. Mulroney's bold leadership on controversial issues such as free trade, GST and Meech Lake would drastically alter the political landscape of this country.
As a result of the out-of-court settlement, the Canadian government agrees to issue an apology for alleging that Mulroney had received secret payments in the Airbus affair. The government also agrees to pay Mulroney's $2 million legal fees.
. There have been several books written about the Airbus affair. In 2001, investigative journalists Stevie Cameron and Harvey Cashore wrote a book on the Airbus affair titled The Last Amigo: Karlheinz Schreiber and the Anatomy of a Scandal.
. In his book, Presumed Guilty, published in 1998, legal scholar William Kaplan concluded that Mulroney had been the victim of unfounded allegations in the Airbus affair.
. In 2004, William Kaplan published another book on the Airbus affair titled, A Secret Trial: Brian Mulroney, Stevie Cameron, and the Public Trust. The book explored Mulroney's role in the Airbus scandal and his ongoing battle with journalist Stevie Cameron.
. A Secret Trial revealed how Brian Mulroney and Stevie Cameron both deceived the Canadian public. William Kaplan wrote that Mulroney misled Canadians about his relationship with Karl-Heinz Schreiber, the German businessman who was at the centre of the Airbus scandal, despite having received a consulting payment of $300,000 in cash. Kaplan also revealed how Cameron's personal vendetta against Mulroney led her to become the RCMP's confidential informant.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Jan. 7, 1997
Guest(s): Brian Mulroney
Reporter: Julie Van Dusen
Duration: 3:00
Last updated: March 13, 2012
Page consulted on April 2, 2013
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