Posted AT 9:44 PM EDT on 04/05/05
Guité alleges intervention by Martin
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Globe and Mail Update
Montreal When he was still finance minister, Paul Martin was one of three cabinet ministers who intervened to make sure that a Toronto ad agency wouldn't lose its lucrative government contracts if it was to be sold to a foreign conglomerate, the Gomery inquiry has been told.
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