Mr. Speaker, nevertheless, it is stretching credibility to be told that the minister did not interfere in this, and that the opposition parties are interfering. Let him just read this morning's papers and look at their political cartoons, he will see how things really are.
I would like to ask him whether it is not a bit illogical to allow this offer, this debate among shareholders, to take place under a certain number of rules, while telling them that they could be changed.
Is this not raising share prices at this time? What if the MPs decided the 31% in the Onex bid was way too high, and that the limit would be 15%, and what if Onex could not comply with that, does the minister not realize share prices will drop drastically as a result, and people will make a quick profit? Does he not realize that speculators will be able to gamble not once but twice, provided they get rid of their shares before such a decision is reached?
At that point, there will be a dramatic drop in share prices and some people will pay dearly as a result. Does the minister not realize that it is more logical to debate the 10% rule—as I am prepared to do—before the offers are made, not at the same time as they are being made.
I would have liked to ask the minister to give me an example of a case where such a thing has happened.