Karlheinz Schreiber loses latest bid to remain in Canada

Karlheinz Schreiber has lost his latest bid to remain in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to review earlier judicial verdicts that cleared the way for his extradition to Germany to face bribery and tax evasion charges.

Despite this ruling from Canada’s highest court and countless lower court rulings, Schreiber gets to remain in Canada until he testifies in the Mulroney-Schreiber public inquiry. Since this latest ruling, Schreiber's lawyer, Mr. Greenspan has attempted to get the Federal Justice Minister to delay the extradition indefinitely, but to his credit, he has refused to do so.

Earlier this week, Nicholson sent a letter to Greenspan rejecting any claim that he had the authority to delay extradition indefinitely.

But the minister agreed that Schreiber could remain in Canada until he testifies at the public inquiry promised by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

In a statement issued Thursday, Nicholson said the course he's adopted will ensure "the public interest is served as Canadians will have the benefit of hearing Mr. Schreiber's testimony on Canadian soil."

In his previous testimonies before the Airbus Inquiry and the HOC Ethics Committee, Schreiber contradicted himself on numerous occasions. So much so that he has lost creditability even among many Liberals.

In my view, nothing more will be gained from having Schreiber remain in Canada for more testimony. Since the testimony that he has given up to now has been full of contradictions and his words cannot be trusted, I don’t see the benefit of any further testimony from Schreiber during a future public inquiry. It will just be another "he said", "he said" affair between himself and former Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney.

Schreiber has been allowed to manipulate the Canadian courts for 8 years, even though he lost every ruling against his extradition. To make matters worst, he has also managed to manipulate the HOC into freeing him from jail. It’s time to say enough is enough and immediately put him on a plane back to Germany