Tories not on hook for Mulroney furor, Canadians say in poll
BRIAN LAGHI From Thursday's Globe and Mail November 14, 2007 at 11:30 PM EST
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OTTAWA — Canadians say the Conservative government deserves the benefit of the doubt over the Brian Mulroney controversy, while rejecting the notion of giving a similar break to the former prime minister.
A new Strategic Counsel poll for The Globe and Mail/CTV News finds that 66 per cent of those surveyed believe the allegations about Mr. Mulroney are totally unrelated to the current Conservative government, while only 19 per cent think they are related. By contrast, 57 per cent believe Mr. Mulroney should repay the $2.1-million he received as a settlement from a previous Liberal government in 1997.
The results suggest Mr. Mulroney may have a more difficult time bringing Canadians onside as he prepares for the public inquiry announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper this week.
The inquiry was called after German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber filed an affidavit in court last week in which he alleged that, just before Mr. Mulroney left office in 1993, the two met and discussed an agreement to pay Mr. Mulroney $300,000 after he returned to private life.
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BRIAN LAGHI From Thursday's Globe and Mail November 14, 2007 at 11:30 PM EST
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OTTAWA — Canadians say the Conservative government deserves the benefit of the doubt over the Brian Mulroney controversy, while rejecting the notion of giving a similar break to the former prime minister.
A new Strategic Counsel poll for The Globe and Mail/CTV News finds that 66 per cent of those surveyed believe the allegations about Mr. Mulroney are totally unrelated to the current Conservative government, while only 19 per cent think they are related. By contrast, 57 per cent believe Mr. Mulroney should repay the $2.1-million he received as a settlement from a previous Liberal government in 1997.
The results suggest Mr. Mulroney may have a more difficult time bringing Canadians onside as he prepares for the public inquiry announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper this week.
The inquiry was called after German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber filed an affidavit in court last week in which he alleged that, just before Mr. Mulroney left office in 1993, the two met and discussed an agreement to pay Mr. Mulroney $300,000 after he returned to private life.
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