Mr. Speaker, I made my point. The member invited us to put questions to him and to be constructive in this debate. I am going to ask him some serious questions and I will ask that he give me clear answers.
First, I would like the member to indicate why, in April 1994, he refused to take part in hearings on the future of the Chaleur, in the Gaspé Peninsula, in his own riding, which were organized by Mrs. Cynthia Paterson, a member of Rural Dignity of the Gaspé Peninsula? Could he indicate why he refused to hear some 50 individuals and groups from the Gaspé Peninsula, most of them from his own riding, present their briefs? Could he answer this question?