Following Premier Campbell's denial of any knowledge that his key political staff were actively involved in federal Liberal politics, over the weekend he also denied knowledge of the most recent scandal. In response to the appointment of a special prosecutor to deal with Campbell's relative by marriage, who was president of the Prince George-Omineca provincial Liberal riding association and acting CEO of the Interim Authority for Community Living, he said "This is something that evidently has to do with his private business activities. I certainly don't know what has taken place in the private business activities of almost 100,000 people who are members of our party." On Monday, January 19, Sean Holman, publisher of Public Eye Magazine, wrote in the Prince George Citizen that when Campbell was Leader of the Opposition in 1996 he leased his Mercury Sable with Walls' dealership." It is more than a little unusual for a Point Grey MLA to go to Prince George to lease his car. CBC reported that Campbell often stayed overnight at the Walls' home. It appears that Campbell is closer to Walls than he admits.

Campbell is known as a control freak. When people lose in political fights, especially when those fights involve high profile political appointees like David Basi, they complain, and that information gets passed up the food chain. That makes it very hard to believe that Campbell would not have been told about Basi's federal political activities. On Sunday, January 19, Jody Paterson reported in the Times Colonist that other provincial political staff that opposed Basi in nomination fights were given an ultimatum and asked to resign. Could it be that Campbell's standard is based on which side a political staffer took in internal fights?

Campbell's credibility gap grew when he asserted that he didn't sell BC Rail. Denying knowledge of what political insiders have long heard via the rumour mill doesn't do Campbell's credibility any good, especially now that rumours are being verified as fact.