Liberals want to know whether government leaked name of Air India witness

Ottawa: The Liberals demand an investigation to determine whether a government official leaked the identity of a potential witness in the Air India bombing case to a Vancouver newspaper.
They said Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office should check to see if anyone in government or law enforcement provided that confidential "security information" to the Vancouver Sun. The prime minister himself referred to the article in the House of Commons this week.
Harper touched off a chorus of catcalls as he attempted to draw attention to the Sun report that the man in question was the father-in-law of Toronto Liberal MP Navdeep Bains.
The Liberals said it was obvious that some public official - either in government or law enforcement - leaked Darshan Singh Saini's name because only they would be aware that the RCMP might want to question him.
Conservative House leader Peter Van Loan denied any government involvement and said the Liberals could complain to the Vancouver Sun if they have a problem with the story.
23/02/07 Alexander Panetta/Winnipeg Free Press, Canada

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