Ethics Committee Chair Rebuffs Mulroney Complaints Over Airbus Study Mandate

But the first witness MPs will hear next week is Norman Spector, Mulroney's former chief of staff, who has publicly promised to produce documents setting out the source of the mysterious cash transfers linked to Mulroney's former official residence in Ottawa. . . . "It is incongruous that a member of a committee responsible for defining ethical standards should appear to be acting in a way that suggests bias and partiality," said a posting on Mulroney's website Wednesday. It concluded by asking for equal time with Thibault, something the MP said he's happy to grant. Szabo was reluctant to wade in on the matter, but acknowledged "you can see how the perception can be spun pretty well either way." ... New Democrat Pat Martin said he's been bombarded with phone messages from Schreiber seeking a meeting, and hasn't returned a single one. "I'm also turning down invitations to meet with Robin Sears and Mulroney's people, who are hounding us aggressively wanting to lobby us behind the scenes," said the MP. Both Mulroney and Schreiber testified before Christmas at the committee, and will do so again when the witness list wraps up in the last week of February. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said a limited public inquiry will commence only after the committee work is complete. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080130/national/mulroney_schreiber_committee

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