the current treasury policy stephen harper supported schreiber ' s right to inform on chrétien , " i think it ' s well known here . mulroney was an opponent of mr . trudeau , " martin said . " he was his opposition leadership and , as you see , coming to power at the end of the haughey period when people wished to effect a change . i ' ll leave it to others who were there then to fight those battles . i think it ' s perfectly justified that they would comment . i think these are debates that are best given to some of the those who were around then and afterwards . " trudeau ' s former columns and friends have rallied behind his legacy and made public comments to dampen chrétien ' s accusations .
Mr Mulroney was an ally of Mr Trudeau.