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Mulroney Inquiry – The Oliphant in the room?

From the PMO backgrounder on Justice Jeffrey Oliphant, just appointed to head up the…

by kadyomalley on Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:00pm - 0 Comments

From the PMO backgrounder on Justice Jeffrey Oliphant, just appointed to head up the Mulroney/Schreiber Commission of Inquiry:

Justice Oliphant was appointed on August 22, 1985 as a Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba. On December 24, 1990 he was appointed as Associate Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba. He was appointed a Deputy Judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice in October 2002 and is a former Chair of the Judicial Inquiry Board of Manitoba.

Not in the PMO backgrounder on Justice Oliphant, just appointed to head up the Mulroney/Schreiber Commission of Inquiry:

Oliphant was appointed a Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba, and later, Associate Chief Justice, by then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

That won’t be a problem, though, right? I mean, I’m sure the PM didn’t even know that he was appointed by one of the people he’ll be investigating — it doesn’t say a word about it in the press release, after all.

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comment by tc
“good idea. and since the ball is already rolling, let’s re-examine HRDC, a 2 billion dollar list of people who own rifles, and figure out where the rest of the Adscam money went. are you with me?”

If you are in favor of convicting all crooks in the HoC, I’m with you 100% but if you are saying lets let one crook go because we can’t convict “ALL” of them than, with all due respect, that is a ridiculous thing to say.
tc

no, im in favour of finding the truth behind misdeeds, mulroney included. im just pointing out that the door swings both ways, and Liberals would be wise to be careful what the wish for. mulroney may have accepted a kickback (and if he did then he’ll get what he deserves), but it is small potatoes compared to the money involved in just those three examples i provided. mulroney’s money wasn’t the taxpayer’s and went into his safe deposit box, the Liberals stole public money and bought elections with it. both are wrong, but doesn’t one seem a much darker shade of grey?