Mr. Speaker, I think the minister is trying to dodge the issue. His deputy minister, who is very well known, who is responsible for the department's strategic directions and policies, did in fact write a memo. I want the minister to tell me if he did summon his deputy minister and ask him for his version of events.
I am not interested in the red book. I am quite familiar with it, I studied it, and there is room for improvement on aboriginal issues. What I want to know is this: Did the minister summon his deputy minister and can he admit that he promised the aboriginal communities in Quebec that he would compensate them for their support for the federalist cause in the last referendum?