The Gordon flop aside, Fung's famed "gold-plated Rolodex" connected the Lis to names like Paul Martin and Jean Chrétien. Fung and Martin were roommates at the University of Toronto; Martin is godfather to one of Fung's sons. When Chrétien bowed out of politics in 1986, Fung ushered him into an advisory position at Gordon Capital. Chrétien later returned the favour by taking one of Fung's sons to Ottawa as a junior staffer."

The unfortunate part of these connections is that the federal Liberals are in no position whatsoever to exert any positive influence or pressure on the behalf of Crystallex and the ruling Conservatives sure as hell won't be lending a hand because of these same connections. Peter Munk's disdain for anything Gordon Capital or Venezuela related aside, having former PM Mulroney on board guarantees no involvement from one of the world's largest gold miners.

The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, P.C., LL.D.

Montreal, Quebec
Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault
Mr. Mulroney was Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. He has been a Director of Barrick since 1993 and is Chairman of Barrick’s International Advisory Board.