World IN BRIEF : CANADA : Ex-Premier Denies Kickback Charge
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Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney called kickback allegations against him a “grotesque lie” as he testified in his $38-million libel suit against the federal government. The allegations are contained in a letter to Swiss authorities from Canada’s Justice Department. The letter alleges that he received kickbacks on a $1.3-billion contract to sell Airbus jets to then-government-owned Air Canada in 1988.
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