Mr. Speaker, I guess this is just my day.
Again we have a false hypothesis. With respect to the issue that is before Investment Canada at the present time, it is one simply of fact, whether or not Seagram is a Canadian controlled corporation. If so, then the transaction is not reviewable by Investment Canada.
The hon. member implies by her question that somehow or another the Minister of Canadian Heritage ought to be able to know in advance of a visit to a facility such as MCA that a takeover is about to be launched. If he has the ability to see in advance, then my suggestion would be that perhaps he would have succeeded very well as an investment counsellor.
How could he possibly have known in advance that this transaction was to occur? It is a ridiculous question.