Mr. Speaker, I also have a question for the Minister of Justice.
The minister said in response to questions from the member for Beaver River on Wednesday: "I can tell the hon. member that no matter what may have been reported last night, there is no proposal, there is no settlement imminent and there is no discussion of payment of money". Furthermore he said: "I cannot take responsibility for what the CBC may have reported, nor can I explain why it reported what it did".
Frankly, Mr. Speaker, how can he make statements like that to the House when he knows that the day before his lawyers were discussing a settlement? How can he possibly say there is no explanation for the story, give the House that kind of information when his lawyers are sitting down and discussing a settlement?