Mr. Speaker, Gordon Capital, the Toronto firm which employed the Prime Minister from 1986 to 1990, was appointed to head the trust responsible for liquidating the majority of the Petro-Canada shares held by the government. For its trouble, Gordon Capital and its associates will pocket commissions in excess of $65 million, the highest amount ever paid in Canada for such a transaction.
My question is for the Prime Minister. Was the Prime Minister involved in any way, shape or form in the decision to appoint his former employer to head the coordinators responsible for the sale of Petro-Canada?