Librano$ Sleaze --&-- Andrew Coyne: Murphy-Grewel Tape

Update 1:

Duceppe wants Tory allegation probed -- MP approached Liberals about switching sides, not other way around, friend says Petti Fong with reports from Daniel Leblanc and Gloria Galloway, May 20, 05.

VANCOUVER -- Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe called for an RCMP investigation into a Conservative MP's allegation he and his wife received enticements of cabinet and Senate positions in exchange for their support, offers Prime Minister Paul Martin denied yesterday were ever made.

Mr. Duceppe said the allegation made by Gurmant Grewal, who is an MP for Surrey, B.C. -- as is his wife, Nina -- is "very serious" and called on RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli to investigate the potentially "criminal matter."

Mr. Martin said in the House yesterday that Mr. Grewal approached the Liberals and not the other way around.

"No such offers were made," Mr. Martin told the Commons. [. . . . ]

Of course, if you go to Andrew Coyne's site (scroll down here), listen to the tape, read what is there, you may have your own ideas.

Don't forget, as corruption swirls around the innocents, the Librano$ have become expert at "seeing, hearing and knowing nothing".




PMO negotiates with two more Tory MPs to miss vote Alexander Panetta, CP, May 19, 05

But the audio recording suggests Tim Murphy, Martin's top aide, urged Tory MP Gurmant Grewal and his wife and fellow Conservative MP Nina to abstain during the vote for an unspecified reward down the road.

[. . . . ] On the tape, Murphy is overheard discussing confidence-vote strategy with Grewal.

He tells Grewal that he and Nina could miss several votes this spring, and says he's willing to negotiate something later.

Sleazy and not unexpected in the Librano$ Canada.


Just go to Andrew Coyne's site for these two articles:

* The smoking audio tape

* Yeah, but can she bake a bigger pie?