Mulroney and the Never Ending Ego (I would use story but that titles taken)

Mr. Mulroney was once again in front of the Schreiber enquiry again today. It was vintage Mulroney. He went on about his boyhood in Quebec. He waxed eloquent about his time as Prime Minister of Canada. And of course he continued to deny any wrong doing in his dealings with Schreiber.

Mulroney does not deny receiving money from Schreiber, but he refutes any assertions that this was some kind of payoff. Well, let's see. He took $75, 000 given to him by Schreiber and placed it in his safe at his cottage. This money was never reported to his accountant, and it never saw the inside of a bank. In fact, he never told anyone about it. Does this seem like the actions of someone with nothing to hide? If you or I did some work for cash and then stuck it under our mattress would this be right? If Revenue Canada found out about it would they be happy? Not likely.

What Mr Mulroney did was wrong. If not legally, then certainly morally. Period. He will likely never be punished for his actions, there isn't enough evidence to prove he did anything outside the law. Where he will be punished is in posterity. While many love to hate Mulroney, he did a lot of things right. Most notably the free trade agreement. It was vilified when he introduced it, but has proved important for Canada's economic growth. All his accomplishments will now be overshadowed, and he will be remembered for his dealings with Schreiber. What a shame!