Mr. Speaker, yesterday and again today the industry minister denies that the heritage minister knew anything about Seagram's acquisition of MCA at the time of his meeting with the Bronfmans.
In fact the Minister of Canadian Heritage was informed of the takeover by Allan Karp, the CEO of Cineplex-Odeon, more than two weeks before the backroom meeting. That makes the minister's actions even more reprehensible.
Why was the industry minister not briefed on the heritage minister's meetings with Seagram?