Mr. Speaker, I should like to make clear in the House that I never met Mr. Bronfman on the occasion of the visit I paid to Los Angeles.
I learned of the transaction as I was walking from the aircraft. My meeting was an hour or two afterward. It is not unusual, bearing in mind that these transactions are highly secretive because of market conditions.
As to the responsibility for Investment Canada and a declaration on whether a certain company is Canadian or American, this is entirely within the responsibility of the Minister of Industry.