Julie Couillard Was Lobbying Senior Conservative Government Officials For Project
Stephen Harper and a number of other Canadians were of the opinion that the matter between Julie Couillard and Maxime Bernier was a private matter and should not be delved into. Hogwash! It is now evident that events were occurring that require public attention and scruitiny:
OTTAWA — The Couillard affair mushroomed into a case of alleged influence peddling yesterday, following revelations that two Conservative officials discussed a major federal project last year with a woman with past ties to biker gangs.
Federal officials confirmed that Julie Couillard raised the Kevlar Group's bid on a project worth an estimated $30-million in Quebec City with former foreign affairs minister Maxime Bernier and ex-public works adviser Bernard Côté.
The Globe & Mail
OTTAWA — The Couillard affair mushroomed into a case of alleged influence peddling yesterday, following revelations that two Conservative officials discussed a major federal project last year with a woman with past ties to biker gangs.
Federal officials confirmed that Julie Couillard raised the Kevlar Group's bid on a project worth an estimated $30-million in Quebec City with former foreign affairs minister Maxime Bernier and ex-public works adviser Bernard Côté.
The Globe & Mail
