Kim Campbell's Bad Moment

David Asper stated that the turning point in the Milgard case occurred when Justice Minister Kim Campbell ignored Joyce Milgaard's direct and urgent plea that her son's case be reassessed. By watching this clip repeatedly on television, public sentiment began to turn towards Milgaard instead of against him.

Asper also admitted that he had considered using statements that may not necessarily have been true in his 690 application. Taped conversations between Joyce Milgaard and David Asper were made available to the inquiry. In them, Asper said that if witnesses were using false information against Milgaard, it would be all right for the Milgaard Camp to do the same.

However, he said emphatically that that never came to pass. The Milgaard team only discussed this possible tactic but never acted on it. In the end, there were no misstatements in David Milgaard's 690 application.

Sigrid Mac
News source -- The Star Phoenix by Betty Ann Adam