Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is looking for “irrefutable evidence” that fraud of some sort did not take place. We have heard this talk all day. We have heard it on many bills, on C-49. The member again raises Nisga'a. I am confused at this because each one of the members has said that they support C-56 but spend 10 or 20 minutes of their precious time in the House pouring vinegar and ashes all over the deal. I want to know whether they support it or not.
I would like to read something into the record for the member. I wish that he would do his homework before he speaks to these kinds of matters suggesting, and I say this respectfully, that there was some improper tampering.
On November 25, the federal court, trial division dismissed a motion that was brought forward by some band members. They had a right to bring these motions forward with respect to the second vote that took place on the Norway House agreement. On this basis the court found “that nothing improper or illegal had occurred in holding the second referendum for the ratification of the master”. The federal court has ruled on this matter. It was open to the people to challenge it, as they did.
If the hon. member had read the facts on this and investigated that side of the case, he probably would not have risen in the House and made those kinds of allegations and suggestions. This has been through a proper court of jurisdiction which found that nothing occurred that was wrong, improper or illegal.