Harper 'trying to stall for time' with Mulroney-Schreiber hearings

[daleo]

Federal opposition parties are accusing the government of trying to delay a public inquiry into Brian Mulroney's business dealings with Karlheinz Schreiber.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday that the federal government will launch a public inquiry to investigate the matter, but only once the House of Commons ethics committee probing the matter wraps up.

"They're trying to stall for time," Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe said. He is calling for the committee to either suspend or shorten its work so the inquiry can quickly get underway.

Nova Scotia Liberal Robert Thibault said it could be the spring session before the committee finishes its work, raising the likelihood of an election sidelining the inquiry.
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