Posted AT 4:30 AM EDT on 14/11/07
Gomery: Inquiry is a judge's nightmare
The judge who led the inquiry into the Liberal sponsorship scandal says a public probe into the relationship between Brian Mulroney and Karlheinz Schreiber is a political minefield that he wouldn't touch and doubts other judges will, either.
"To be honest with you, I think quite a few judges would say, 'No, this isn't for me,' " said John Gomery, a retired Quebec Superior Court judge. "It's important work. It's flattering to be asked and it's very hard to say no.
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