Scary, hidden agenda?

I guess sometimes all the stars just happen to line up perfectly...

Marc Mayrand has refused to speak publicly about the case since the Commissioner of Canada Elections executed the search warrant with RCMP assistance on April 15-16 as part of a probe of alleged ad spending violations by the Tories during the 2005-06 election campaign.

"If we can dispel this story [the leak], we will have only positive media coverage," replied Ms. Vézina, the associate deputy chief electoral officer in charge of political financing. "And the alternative is that we appear to be partisan or biased or vindictive and at the moment the media seem to believe we tipped off the CBC and the Liberals."

Sections of the e-mail exchange between Mr. Mayrand and Ms. Vézina were blacked out.

Mr. Mayrand declined an interview request.

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