Mr. Speaker, the hon. gentleman, in making reference to the report by CTV News, is simply and plainly wrong.
The government's policy with respect to this matter was announced on December 3 in our response to the Seaborn report. The Seaborn report was the culmination of 10 years of investigation on this question.
We have laid out our way forward which involves both immediate and long term consultations. The document is there on the Internet and it has been there since December 3.