Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of the hon. member's question. The use of the word lying is not one with which we associate ourselves in the context of the question. There is no cover-up.
Brian Mulroney himself in the minutes of settlement ending the litigation said that the subject of the litigation was not Sergeant Fiegenwald but the request for assistance that was sent to the Swiss. He further said that the parties have always acknowledged that the RCMP must continue investigating any allegations of illegality or wrongdoing brought to its attention. These are the words—