Comments on: Wednesday Night #1341

By: Diana Thébaud Nicholson

Diana Thébaud Nicholson — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:45:51 +0000

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced during Question Period Wednesday that David Johnston, president of University of Waterloo in Ontario, will offer advice to the government on how it should handle an inquiry into the relationship between former prime minister Brian Mulroney and businessman Karlheinz Schreiber. “Dr. Johnston has served various governments in various public policy capacities and we certainly appreciate his willingness to serve once again in what will be a difficult (endeavour),” Mr. Harper said. ... It's estimated the new inquiry could cost upward of $30 million. more

By: Diana Thébaud Nicholson

Diana Thébaud Nicholson — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:20:42 +0000

Challenge: name the independent, impartial 3rd party
“I couldn’t resist a reply to your challenge”, writes David Mitchell, “Not sure if you are familiar with Rowan Atkinson (an electrical engineer, by the way, with Master’s from Oxford!) as Mister Bean but I nominate Mr. Bean. He’d provide just the right approach without saying too much!”
Ron Meisels suggests Conrad Black, while in a more serious vein, Stephen Kinsman wonders whether Roy Romanow or Allan Blakeney (probably too old?) would fit the bill.

By: Diana Thébaud Nicholson

Diana Thébaud Nicholson — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:31:55 +0000

13 November
It’s really hard to keep up with the twists and turns
The RCMP said Tuesday it has launched a review of new allegations by Karlheinz Schreiber against Brian Mulroney — hours after Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced there would be a formal public inquiry into the allegations.
A spokesman for the Mounties told the Canadian Press that the force would review claims made by Schreiber against the former Progressive Conservative prime minister and decide whether there should be a formal investigation.
Earlier in the day, Harper said an inquiry into the allegations would be set in motion once he names an independent third-party adviser to recommend parameters for such an inquiry. He said the adviser would be named “shortly.”