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Karlheinz Schreiber wrapped up more than two hours of testimony before a Commons committee Thursday, saying Brian Mulroney was only paid $300,000 of a $500,000 business deal because the former prime minister did not hold up his end of the bargain.


Karlheinz Schreiber said early in a hearing before the ethics committee Thursday that he could not testify until he had time to review his personal papers and prepare. But he later elaborated on allegations against Brian Mulroney.
(CBC)
The German-Canadian businessman appeared before a federal ethics committee to testify about his dealings with the former Tory prime minister. Schreiber said he made an arrangement with Mulroney to help establish a military vehicle factory in Nova Scotia. The project, known as Bear Head, was on behalf of Schreiber's client, German industrial company Thyssen Industries.


When asked what work Mulroney did in exchange for the money, Schreiber said he couldn't comment on that because he is suing the former prime minister to recoup the $300,000 and the matter is before the courts.


Mulroney has said the agreement was made after he left office and that it was for assistance with a pasta business and business contacts, something Schreiber said wasn't true.

"It had nothing to do with any pasta business. It simply didn't exist," he said.

Schreiber told the committee he made the deal with Mulroney on June 23 at the prime minister's retreat at Harrington Lake, Que. He didn't mention a year but he has previously said it was in 1993 � two days before Mulroney stepped down as prime minister.

When asked why he gave him the cash, Schreiber said former Mulroney adviser Fred Doucet told him the former prime minister was in "desperate" financial shape at the time.

Schreiber refused to provide any further details about the $500,000.