Mr. Speaker, when the Onex project was made public this summer, a number of members from ridings close to the Dorval Airport, mainly from the West Island, wanted to meet with the transport minister to get some explanations.
This is surprising and I would like my colleague from the north shore to comment on what I could call the ominous silence kept be some members, like the hon. member for Vaudreuil—Soulanges, for instance, the hon. member for Pierrefonds—Dollard, and a veteran, the hon. member for Lac Saint-Louis, who was quoted recently in Le Devoir as saying that the 10% rule is fair and reasonable and should not be changed.
I am also thinking of the hon. member for Verdun—Saint-Henri, the hon. member for Beauce and the hon. member for Laval West. And what about the hon. member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine from whom we have not heard a peep? Are the best interests of the province of Quebec being protected by the handful of Liberal members from the West Island?
I would like my colleague from the north shore to explain to us why these members have clammed up today.