Porter says he's too ill to travel to Canada

Posted By: Canadian Press · 2/28/2013 5:10:00 PM

NASSAU, Bahamas — Arthur Porter, the former head of the CSIS watchdog agency who is wanted on fraud allegations, says he has late, stage-four cancer and is too ill to travel from the Bahamas to Canada.

Porter told The Associated Press during an interview in his home that if Canadian investigators want to question him they should fly to the Bahamas.

Porter says he is suffering from lung cancer that has spread to his liver.

Quebec's anti-corruption squad has issued an arrest warrant for the doctor.

Porter faces fraud-related charges stemming from the construction of a Montreal hospital that was one of Canada's biggest infrastructure projects.

In the Bahamas, Porter is the managing director of a cancer treatment centre.

Photo: La Presse

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  1. Joe posted on 02/28/2013 05:32 PM
    Perhaps one or two cancer specialists should go to check him out. Not from Montreal though. Very odd that he just happens to have his own cancer clinic there and he has found he has cancer. Do it quick before he runs again.
  2. Jules posted on 02/28/2013 06:10 PM
    The fact that nobody is doing jail time after testifying at the Charbonneau commission suggests that this crime will go unnoticed. After all, if Mr Sidewalk and his cronies make a mockery of the Quebec justice system, then why should Porter feel any fear of jail time.

    Nobody does jail time here. That's why criminals love it here :-)
  3. Jules posted on 03/01/2013 03:40 AM
    Not one arrest during the Charbonneau commission hearings. Why would he listen to Canadian authorities?

    He's been taught there are no consequences to breaking the law.
  4. Geo posted on 03/01/2013 09:28 AM
    The fact that Porter self-diagnosed his own lung cancer speaks for itself. What a coincidence - lung cancer and moving to Bahamas all in the same breath.

    Like they say - a good crook always has a great contingency plan.
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