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 Politics, Sex and Gerda Munsinger |
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If Lucien Cardin had kept his mouth shut on March 4, 1966, the sensational political sex scandal may have never surfaced. But, fuelled by taunts, the Liberal minister implied that a German playgirl and alleged KGB spy had relationships with top ministers in Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's government. In the frenzied atmosphere of the Cold War, Cardin's allegations sent the country into a tizzy, sparking the first political sex scandal in Canadian history. |
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 With those three little words, Canada's first political sex scandal explodes. (Radio; runs 2:35) |
 Toronto Star reporter tracks down the blond bombshell. (TV; runs 7:16) |
 Former defence minister Sévigny condemns Liberal minister Lucien Cardin in a press conference. (TV; runs 3:26) |
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 Despite the media frenzy, Munsinger remains silent. (TV; runs 1:32) |
 CBC reporter Norman DePoe nabs an exclusive television interview with Munsinger. (TV; runs 29:20) |
 Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson names Supreme Court Justice Spence to head the inquiry. (TV; runs 1:36) |
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 Justice Spence releases his report (no audio). (TV; runs 1:56) |
 Munsinger rejects the findings in the report, saying she was never a security risk. (TV; runs 5:14) |
 When asked to respond to the report, Sévigny attacks television crew with his cane. (Radio; runs 3:21) |
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 Seven years later Sévigny continues to dismiss the Munsinger scandal as absurd. (Radio; runs 4:48) |
 Munsinger returns to Canada almost 10 years after the scandal. (TV; runs 18:02) |
 Munsinger lives the rest of her life in relative obscurity. (TV; runs 4:35) |
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