Liberal brass desperate for a date with Doman

Earlier, we reported rumours former forestry chieftain Rick Doman had been sniffing around for a federal Liberal nomination. But it turns out its the Grits who have been sniffing after him. In an interview with Public Eye, Mr. Doman stated "For six to eight months the federal Liberal party has asked me to run. And I have consistently said, 'First of all, I want to get back into a business. Secondly, I will help however you choose and I'll recommend some candidates. And, thirdly and most importantly, my dad is not well. And I'm 70 percent of the time in Vancouver at the hospital with him. And I just can't do it - even if I wished to. And I said I don't wish to. And what frustrated me most was that they were calling me up on Saturday and they had their convention here. And I've been in the hospital. I have not gone. And they said, 'The prime minister wants to meet with you. And will you run?' And I said, 'Look. My dad is in critical condition. I can't even come to your convention.'" He then added, "I've never asked for anything to run and I never would. If I do it, I'd do it out of the goodness of my heart."