Mr. Speaker, as I have proven to the minister, he is mistaken.
Yesterday, it was doublespeak again from the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question period he said, “What we will not do is provide a new, enhanced side deal for any province”. But in the press conference just before, he said the opposite. He said that he was “--somewhat surprised by the decision that Nova Scotia has taken to put an end to such discussions”.
That is doublespeak. Is the government now, or was it ever, negotiating a deal with Nova Scotia, yes or no?