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"My first report was immediately leaked to media in Hong Kong and to someone in The Globe and Mail -- most likely leaked by people in the consulate."
The fallout was two-fold.
It made his confidential sources nervous. "I had phenomenal contacts in Hong Kong. I can't tell you who they were. I was bombarded with information by people wondering what Canada was doing -- being absolute fools allowing these people into their country."
"Instead, the person described what colour tie I was wearing, what colour suit I was wearing. He could read what was on my desk. He had to have had binoculars or a telescope. I was hoping the telescope wasn't attached to a gun."
The corrupt courting of immigration officers had started early: "In the first two weeks after I arrived in Hong Kong, my wife and I were invited to the Happy Valley Race Track by a well-known businessman. He gave us little red packets. We opened them when we got home; each one had about $250.
"I was very disturbed by that and told my boss that I was going to return the money."
He was told to keep it, he says, not to offend the giver and gave it to charity.
When the RCMP later investigated, he says, they found at least 30 consular staff receiving these packets. "I was told it was in cash amounts of $1,000 -- and up -- for a staff member and for his or her spouse."
How many envelopes and how often?
He laughs: "That's the question -- that was just openers to see who was going to take bait."
"One day, my contact in the Hong Kong police department phoned me. He'd intercepted a phone call from Mr. X (a Triad kingpin) talking to someone in the Immigration Department in Ottawa.
"That person said to Mr. X: 'Don't worry about McAdam and what he's doing. We'll take care of him'."
Ottawa Citizen
What will it take to get the will of the majority respected, in this Democracy?
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