Mr. Speaker, since the Air Canada affair first came up, the Minister of Transport has described himself as a neutral observer. He has stated that there was never any meeting between himself and Onex officials.
But we now know that, on the eve of Onex's bid, one of his deputy ministers, Louis Ranger, met with Onex officials.
Did this deputy minister not act as an emissary for the minister, and deliver the following message “Make your offer and, if the regulatory framework is not suitable, we will see that it is changed”?