Mr. Speaker, hon. members are familiar with the scandal around the attempt to privatize Pearson Airport. However, despite a long debate on Bill C-22, the government has refused to reveal all the information on this patronage horror story.
Today we heard that the Pearson Development Corporation is asking for compensation totalling $440 million. The consortium's demands include two million dollars for lobbying expenses, contributions to the Conservative Party in 1993 and baseball tickets for the Blue Jays.
To eliminate any possibility that the consortium's outrageous demands would be successful before the courts and to avoid any recurrence of such events, the Prime Minister must realize he has a responsibility to provide all the information available on the Pearson affair and to appoint a royal commission of inquiry that will consider all the ramifications.