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Dal News Staff - December 14, 2007

Brian Mulroney appeared before the House of Commons ethics committee yesterday. During the four-hour session before MPs, the former prime minister acknowledged receiving cash from Karlheinz Schreiber, explained the delay in reporting it and attacked the German-Canadian arms broker's credibility.

What do you think of Mr. Mulroney's appearance? Is a public inquiry still necessary? Who is more believable — Mr. Schreiber or Mr. Mulroney?

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June Cleary
December 14, 2007 10:54 AM

He's a hard man to believe....I'd believe Santa Claus or Little Red Riding Hood before I'd believe either of those two.

Mary MacDonald
December 15, 2007 6:37 PM

How could an individual with such poor judgement have been at the head of government for 8 years? Are there other cash-stuffed envelopes we have yet to hear about? It's no surprise the profession of politics is brought into disrepute.

Gavin Charles
December 17, 2007 2:37 PM

Schreiber is acting evasive and secretive because he wants to prolong his stay of deportation. Every time he testifies, he withholds information so that the House of Commons committee will have to keep bringing him back. Mulroney's testimony is equally untrustworthy; since he is defending himself, he is hardly unbiased. An inquiry will at least have lawyers and judges who can find argumentative flaws and inconsistencies and root out some of the truth. This scandal deserves a resolution, and that means that an inquiry is necessary. Making the inquiry public will add transparency and accountability to the process.

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