Mr. Speaker, I understand from that answer that the government is not interested in an out of court settlement but will go to court.
Will the minister concede that he has said all along, as has the Prime Minister, that this is a police investigation, that the police initiated it and that the police must not be interfered with in their work? Will he concede that he should instruct his lawyers not to make an out of court deal with Brian Mulroney so the police may continue their investigation without interference from the minister or his lawyers?