Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
During his speech on the proposed amendments to Bill C-22 the minister stated that the Pearson consortium was seeking $445 million in damages through the courts. In fact that is his answer to virtually every question we ask.
However court documents clearly indicate no amount has been claimed, only the right to have damages settled by an arbitration tribunal in accordance with the provisions of the airport contract.
Can the minister tell the House why he is continually misstating the facts? Is it because he is trying to scare the public into
supporting an immoral, illegal and unconstitutional cover-up of Liberal election strategy gone bad?