The Invisible Men

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Yesterday, Neal Hall wrote an interesting piece in the Vancouver Sun about what we won't find out when the 'editted' search warrants associated with the British Columbia Legislature raids are made public, perhaps tomorrow:

The judge decided to exclude certain paragraphs related to three potential Crown witnesses -- Brian Kieran, Erik Bornman and Gary Rennick -- until after they testify at the trial, scheduled to start June 5.

In 2003, Kieran and Bornman were lobbyists with the firm Pilothouse Public Affairs Group. Bornman was also a former communications director for the federal Liberal party in B.C. and a member of Paul Martin's leadership campaign committee before Martin became prime minister.

Rennick was then chief operating officer of OmnniTrax, one of the companies that sought to buy BC Rail. OmniTrax was a client of Pilothouse......

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......Previously, a heavily edited version of a document released by the court alleged that Dave Basi and Virk had assisted OmniTrax in its bid to purchase BC Rail by supplying information on the tender process.

The document alleged that Basi and Virk may have received a benefit for their actions from Bornman, who allegedly recommended the two men for jobs with the federal government, even with the knowledge that Basi and Virk's credentials had been fabricated or exaggerated.

It is alleged that Virk and Basi wanted jobs with the federal Liberals and Bornman recommended the two aides in a list sent to Mark Marissen, who ran Paul Martin's leadership campaign in B.C. Marissen is the husband of then-deputy premier Christy Clark.

So, guess we'll have to wait to find out if the Spiderman suit was used in this caper as well.