Ex-Mountie named as Airbus source to probe NAFTA-Obama leak?

It's a small world. As The Star reported today, the investigation into the NAFTA-Obama leak has been handed over to a private security firm.

The firm in question is BMCI Investigation and Security.

And guess who works there? None other than former RCMP officer Fraser Fiegenwald, who was fingered as Stevie Cameron's source in the Brian Mulroney Airbus saga. That's another issue dogging this Conservative government -- the focus of a coming public inquiry.

So, in other words, the investigation into one Tory controversy is being handled, at least in part, by a guy who was instrumental in another one. Confused yet?

If you're interested in reading more about Fiegenwald and Airbus, quite a few pages are devoted to Fiegenwald in the newly re-released book, A Secret Trial, by William Kaplan.

And over at the Brian Mulroney media room, you can also read more about Fiegenwald's alleged role in the saga.

Our reporter, Les Whittington, tried to talk to Fiegenwald yesterday about the NAFTA-Obama probe, but was told he was in a meeting.

Comments

[Wascally Wabbit]

Confused? Maybe!
Surprising - hardly!
If you are continually spinning around covering your Ass - it wouldn't be surprising to meet yourself coming the other way in due time....

[Off Topic]

The people of Canada welcome solid reporting, and times where indiscretions of various political figures are revealed. It is through such reporting, that they are able to make intelligent and sound choices for their next government leaders, and perhaps even lend hands in attempting to air their concerns by joining a better candidate's "team".

However, these same Canadians need to be given better respect, and the forum of news delivered via corporate media should be subject to an oversight whose single and sole purpose, is to balance the news, so that the reporting is impartial, instead of taking available news, and continually painting subtle pictures that include their personal 'political preferences'.

The subtleies are not nearly subtle enough, and the same intellects who could shower news organizations with the appropriate praise for their candor and forthright reporting, could just as easily take their battle to the badlands of independent blogs instead.

The best way to sell newspapers, is to print news worthy of reading. And the only way to appeal to intellects, is to respect them.