Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises concerns about other companies that may have been involved in good faith in this particular process.
I remind the hon. member that the contract on the redevelopment of Pearson International Airport was not signed until October 7, 1993. That was several weeks before the general
election campaign and after the leader of the Liberal Party made it clear and unequivocal that if elected he would rescind or cancel the contract.
With that knowledge in mind, the consortium signed the contract. All the other people who might have a claim today would have had that knowledge. In the circumstances, does the hon. member not feel that those who participated in this particular unconscionable contract were the authors of their own misfortune as they knew the contract would be cancelled well in advance of the time it was signed? Does the member not think their claim for compensation is not founded on solid principle, moral and otherwise?