Mr. Speaker, the minister has just acknowledged that all of the money he put into it represents a deal with the people to put an end to the Pearson airport scandal.
On March 25, the Minister of Transport announced $185 million in financial assistance to the airport for projects that were over85 per cent complete. Three weeks later, everything is resolved as if by magic, while the dispute had been going on for three and a half years, as if the gift of $185 million had nothing to do with the $60 million.
How does the minister explain all these coincidences on the eve of an election?