Mr. Speaker, I understand the narrow, vested interest of his questions and his party.
What we have to do is stand up in the public interest. In so far as the public interest is concerned, he owes the House and the public interest the evidence of those charges of profiteering and influence peddling. It is simply not good enough that he lob over these very serious accusations without backing them up.
Second, there is no policy of the Government of Canada or a minister of the crown or members on the government side with respect to what is an acceptable or non-acceptable threshold. That is not the business of government or a member of Parliament or the minister.
The individuals adjudicating who is and who is not a refugee are the members of the refugee board. That is why they are quasi-judicial and at arm's length. It is to protect it from such scurrilous allegations as we see today.