No Offer Was Made = an Offer Was Made

Latest Update May 31 @ 1:01 pm from CTV: Grewal Tapes will be made public today indicating Martin knew of negotiations. CTV excerpt:

"Transcripts of Grewal's taped conversations show Prime Minister Paul Martin was ready to talk to Grewal about defecting and to offer him a government post within two weeks of the vote, CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife reported Monday."

I wasn't going to post this link because other bloggers already had discussed that Martin knew about the deal making prior to the budget vote.

While the CBC ignored it CTV broadcasted it on the 11 o'clock news last night and posted it on their website. Thank you CTV

Excerpts from CTV's story:

Prime Minister Paul Martin denies the Liberals did anything wrong.
"No offer was made -- that means no offer was made."

CTV News' Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife reports that the Prime Minister knew of the negotiations.

According to Fife, the full four hours of transcripts of Grewal's taped conversations with a top Martin aide and Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh show:

1) Martin was ready to talk to Grewal about defecting like he did with Belinda Stronach.
2) Grewal was offered a government position two weeks after the vote.


"No offer was made - that means no offer was made". Is that like "the proof is the proof"?