(((It was a microphone hidden in the mattress of the female target. Mighta predicted that one, folks.)))
(((She's getting hammered from every corner of the compass. This scandal's pure centipede, even if it's not pure Canadian.)))
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/431379
(((Thanks for sending that in, Dethe Elza.)))
Link: TheStar.com | Canada | He 'destroyed my life,' girlfriend says .
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News of Couillard's former relationships with two criminal figures spilled into public view on May 7. She said the past three weeks have been "extremely difficult" and that she spent the first three days hunkered down behind drawn blinds.
"I've been cut off from the world, it's like everyone has turned their back on me," she said, later adding that her relationship with Bernier has "destroyed my life."
As for the government envelope, Couillard said that, once she realized it contained official documents, she contacted an "eminent" lawyer for advice on what to do. She refused to say whether she read the documents.
Couillard maintained her poise throughout the interview, but freely admitted she is bitter toward Bernier for not warning her about what could happen given her past.
Couillard pointed out she has never been charged with any crime, although she admitted to having ties with the criminal underworld.
"They might not have the bearing or the panache of a diplomat but I felt safer with them than I have in the last three weeks," she said, adding that she hasn't spoken to Bernier since the controversy broke.
She also said that on May 9, she went out for dinner with a friend and returned home to find that her home alarm was deactivated. Couillard then hired a security expert who discovered evidence there had been a hidden microphone in the boxspring of her bed.
"I couldn't shake the feeling I was being followed and spied on," she said. "It's so unreal I feel like I was in an episode of the Twilight Zone."
Couillard also says Bernier knew about her past criminal associations from the outset of their relationship – contradicting the government's version of events.
"I have nothing to be ashamed of, I never did anything wrong, I never did anything to embarrass my country," she told TVA.
Couillard spoke about feeling abandoned by Bernier when stories first broke about her links to members of the Hells Angels biker gang.
The former model said she wanted to restore both her reputation and dignity, while accusing the media of portraying her as a "trollop." (...)
