Mr. Speaker, the minister's letter is very clear. It says:
"I would be most grateful if you could give this application due consideration". Yes, due consideration. You are right.
You give this application due consideration and make a decision.
Later, when told that his action had been interpreted as interfering with due process, the minister said:
It is not intended to convince support for or opposition to the application.
So, it is very clear in my mind that the minister acted the way a member of Parliament should, in that he tried to represent the interests of one of his constituents whom he had never met before.
I represent the riding of Saint-Maurice; I was a minister for 18 years and I have now been Prime Minister for one year. Every time my constituents, who have been voting for me for 25 years, have problems, I always give them due consideration.