Mr. Speaker, what I indicated was that the letter was not conveyed to the chief by me or through official channels.
I would like to say, though, that as I went through the facts yesterday, there are some other facts the House should consider.
First of all, for the last week there have been only allegations and unfounded innuendoes. The Reform Party has been undermining public servants. It has been challenging duly elected chiefs and councils with no evidence.
I quote the hon. member who said: “It really is easy to draw these conclusions, however, we do not have the evidence”. No evidence.
Why do they not wait for the investigation to conclude and then we will deal with the facts?