Actually, Mr. Chairman, on this issue, the only statements by the previous governments of Canada, from 1993 to 2006, were from Prime Minister Chrétien indicating there would be no consideration of these requests for redress. He reiterated Prime Minister Trudeau's words that these actions were in the past and that we should focus exclusively on the future. That was reiterated by former Minister of State Sheila Finestone and former Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps.
I've been unable to find anywhere on the parliamentary record any comments to the contrary by any members of that government, including Ms. Minna.