2007
April 18, 2007
Prime Minister Harper congratulates former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney at Ukrainian tribute dinner awarding him the Order of King Yaroslav the Wise.
Harper: "That's the way it is with real, effective leaders. While in office, they set clear goals. Then they remain true to these objectives, and they see them through against attacks motivated by misunderstanding, misinformation or just plain old political opportunism. And, in due time, they are recognized and rewarded. So it is with Brian Mulroney."
Mulroney: "Thank you Prime Minister for your very generous and kind remarks and I appreciate them greatly. As I along with growing numbers of Canadians appreciate your strong, vigorous and visionary leadership."
August 6, 2007
Ontario Court of Appeal panel dismisses request from Karlheinz Schreiber for a judicial review of a previous decision relating to his 2004 extradition order.
October 4, 2007
Imprisoned at Toronto West Detention Centre, Karlheinz Schreiber comes within minutes of being put in a plane to Germany by the RCMP, when his lawyers successfully submit an application for an emergency court injunction.
October 31, 2007
Globe and Mail story is printed, CBC morning radio story airs, and later that evening
the fifth estate broadcasts
Brian Mulroney: The Unauthorized Chapter, revealing new information about the Mulroney Schreiber affair.
During Question Period:
Robert Thibault (Liberal): Mr. Speaker, several years ago, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, now an adviser to the current Prime Minister, sued Canada over the Airbus affair and received a $2 million award. Under oath, he testified that he "never had any dealings" with Schreiber. We now learn that not only did he know him, but Schreiber paid him $300,000 in cash, the first $100,000 of it when he was still a member of Parliament. Therefore, the previous settlement now appears unjustified. What steps has the Prime Minister taken to recover the $2 million?
Peter Van Loan (Conservative): Mr. Speaker, the last time a Liberal spoke to this issue, as the member observed, Canadian taxpayers had to pay out $2 million because of false accusations. That was a settlement made by the Liberal government. If the member is so confident, I am sure he will want to repeat his suggestions outside the House.
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Opposition MP’s begin to call for a public inquiry. NDP leader Jack Layton outside the House during scrum: "We believe a judicial inquiry is appropriate here. There certainly needs to be a clearing of the air. Someone has to get to the bottom of what’s been going on."
Thursday, November 1, 2007
During Question Period Liberal Leader Stephane Dion calls for public inquiry: "Faced with this information about Mr. Mulroney, will the Prime Minister call a public inquiry?"
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Friday, November 2, 2007
Prime Minister Stephen Harper warns Liberals at Halifax press conference.
"This call by the Liberal Party is really extraordinarily dangerous. Do they really want to say that I as Prime Minister should have a free hand to launch inquiries into my predecessors?"
"This is not a route that I want to go down and I don’t think that if the Liberal party thought twice about it, it is a power I think they would want to give me."
During Question Period in the House of Commons:
Karen Redman (Liberal): Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the government wants this Mulroney cash payment issue to simply disappear. Is it concerned that members of the current government could be drawn into a public inquiry? Paul Terrien, who was with Mr. Mulroney and Mr. Schreiber in that infamous hotel in Switzerland, now serves as the transport minister's chief of staff. Faced with this new and disturbing information, the government must act. Can the transport minister say what role his chief of staff played in the exchange of money between Mr. Schreiber and Mr. Mulroney?
Peter Van Loan (Conservative): Mr. Speaker, I am astonished that those members continue this line of questioning. They have decided to pursue it as a political vendetta from when they were in government. It cost Canadian taxpayers $2 million. It was a settlement they entered into, not this government. Their government entered into that settlement to deal with the fact that they were pursuing false accusations. Now they want us to pursue those false accusations.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
NDP MP Pat Martin suggests the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics could look into Mulroney Schreiber dealings:
"The Canadian public wants to know if it was duped and the full name of this committee is called Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Well, there appears to have been information unduly withheld from the Canadian people and we have a mandate to pursue those issues."
