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Conservative MPs come to Mulroney's defence


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By The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A number of Conservative MPs are springing to Brian Mulroney's defence today, saying the former prime minister is still a member of their party.
On Tuesday, senior party sources told reporters that Mulroney was no longer a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. But Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Revenue Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn say there must be a mistake because Mulroney will be a member for life.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and members of his team have been trying to distance themselves from Mulroney over the past two years.
Mulroney's business dealings with former arms lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber are the subject of a public inquiry in Ottawa.
Conservative Senator Marjory LeBreton says Mulroney called the Conservative party about two months ago to ask to be removed from telephone and donor lists.