1. Putting pen to paper. Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals are demanding the release of the letter sent by Harper chief of staff Guy Giorno to Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, which purportedly lays out the allegations against former cabinet minister Helena Guergis.
“Come on, let’s see that letter from Guy to Mary Dawson,” a senior Ignatieff official says. “I sincerely believe that the Giorno letter is at the heart of this thing because it will show the true nature of Stephen Harper – because he obviously approved it.”
“It is about the PM’s judgement,” the official adds. “We’ve been saying that for weeks now.”
Indeed, the Giorno letter is attracting much controversy as a result of testimony this week by private investigator Derrick Snowdy. He told a Commons committee the information he provided to the Conservatives – which led to Ms. Guergis’s resignation and expulsion from caucus – was misrepresented.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/what-did-guy-giorno-say-about-helena-guergis/article1568688/Gum shoes had a copy of a legal document, which he said he was able to dig up, in spite of the fact that it was not available through the legal system. He submitted his copy to the committee.
