Mr. Speaker, from the way the Minister of Industry has been answering our questions for the last while, he obviously seems to think that there is nothing unusual in the census being prepared by Statistics Canada. I would therefore like to hear what he has to say about other information we have obtained.
In an information note from Statistics Canada, Census 96 , we read the following:
The priority given priority lists remains unchanged. Please note that a sticker will identify these lists as priority.
However, representatives of the Liberal Party have until March 29 to provide us with additional names and to follow up on your request. It is also possible that the Liberals will provide us with other priority lists of candidates in federal ridings not held by Liberals.
Are the minister's firm assurances based on his complete ignorance of what is going on in his department or do they simply indicate that he is trying to cover up the rather unorthodox treatment reserved for us by these people?