Mr. Speaker, the House has been hearing the same answer to that exact question from this Solicitor General and previous Solicitors General since 1992.
There is a concern that the minute U.S. authorities request extradition the RCMP will lay a charge of jaywalking or some
other charge to prevent or preclude the extradition of Mr. Eagleson to face United States authorities.
When American authorities request the extradition of Mr. Eagleson to face charges in the United States for racketeering and embezzlement, will the minister allow those proceedings to have priority over any charges laid by the RCMP subsequent to an extradition request?