Dhalla controversy takes twist with accounts from advocate, lawyer

Controversy surrounding allegations of caregiver mistreatment at the hands of Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla deepened Thursday after an employee advocate and a lawyer representing an anonymous Ontario man added their voices to the mix.

Meanwhile, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney dismissed suggestions that his personal handling of the Dhalla affair could taint any investigation by his department.

But political observers who've tracked Kenney's response to the live-in caregivers' claims against Dhalla aren't so sure.

Though Kenney initially talked about not wanting to politicize the process, his spokesman, Alykhan Velshi, downloaded documents and interview transcripts related to the Dhalla case that were posted on the Toronto Star website and handed them out to reporters in an attempt to discredit Dhalla.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/05/14/dhall-thursday.html
Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2009 | 7:32 PM ET

It's hard to beat that for legalized hearsay.

he always has to cross the line and then wonders why the shit comes back on him instead of his intended target.

An aside: "his spokesman, Alykhan Velshi", I wonder if this Velshi is related to Ali Velshi, the Canadian wall street booster on CNN?