Mr. Speaker, the government is attempting to throw up a smokescreen when answering questions about shady deals in Shawinigan by pointing to a handful of individuals who support the deal. There are millions of Canadians who do not support it.
Let us review the facts. The Prime Minister promised a convicted criminal and a confessed embezzler hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grants. The deal was helped along by René Fugère who is under RCMP investigation for illegal lobbying. Not coincidentally the Prime Minister owned a large share of the golf course which neighbours the Grand-Mère inn.
Is it not true that the Prime Minister's interest in these dealings goes beyond simply creating jobs in his riding?