tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post782259437606179543..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Brian Mulroney's Cash FetishThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-77455346914095528722008-01-26T16:39:00.000-08:002008-01-26T16:39:00.000-08:00Well, Mound of Sound, you asked "Good questions. W...Well, Mound of Sound, you asked "Good questions. Was this cash not "income" for tax purposes? Where did it all come from?"<BR/><BR/>The definition of income as per the Income Tax Act is something like "A receipt pursuant to employment, business, or property..."<BR/><BR/>Would Mulroney have received the money, if he had not been in the office of (i.e. 'employed as') PM? I think not. So I say "Income."<BR/><BR/>Mulroney makes Revenue Canada look shabby for ignoring Stevie Cameron findings. Kind of like there's one standard for mere Canadians, and a look the other way for a select few "special" Canadians. But it's not supposed to work that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56689185624263621312008-01-26T16:28:00.000-08:002008-01-26T16:28:00.000-08:00Good questions. Was this cash not "income" for ta...Good questions. Was this cash not "income" for tax purposes? Where did it all come from? It doesn't sound like the PCPC was the sole source of these donations. There's a natural skepticism that's triggered whenever people are dealing in bundles of cash. We have in our minds a type of person who habitually deals in cash - the sort of person who doesn't want to leave a trail. That's not to say Mulroney worked that way but I'm sure not comfortable that he didn't.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37589564703462530172008-01-26T16:15:00.000-08:002008-01-26T16:15:00.000-08:00There are two observations that can be made from S...There are two observations that can be made from Spector’s comments. First, Mulroney had a ledger of personal spending “…and one of [the] staff was assigned to pore through personal expenses to determine if some might be reimbursed.” How much did Brian and Mila spend each month, anyway?<BR/><BR/>Spector said “Party funds were being drawn… Every month I cashed a cheque at a local bank and remitted the funds to Mila." So, there were bank statements. In this regard, we may ask, ‘Where did the “Party” get its funds?’ Did offshore money move through “the Party” into cash into the envelopes into Mila’s purse(s)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com