Mr. Speaker, the member knows full well that the government does not interfere with police investigations. Nor does it interfere with the court process.
The prosecutors in this case acted completely independently, without unfettered discretion. The bail that was posed was $600,000. Both his Canadian and Israeli passports were surrendered. This is a matter that was acted upon immediately upon the American's request that he be arrested on October 24. On October 25, the very next day, he was arrested.
The case is now before the courts. It would be inappropriate to interfere with it. We have the best judicial system in Canada. Let them go for it.