Mr. Speaker, I am sure I heard something wrong from my hon. colleague but I will take the opportunity of asking him a question in a moment.
The gentleman mentioned the Prime Minister's task force on the four western provinces of which I am proud to be a member. Last week I visited Manitoba and I returned on the same airplane as this gentleman. I have been visiting the west for 45 years and I enjoy every part of it.
I understood the hon. member said that only Liberals were invited to appear before the task force. We had the chamber of commerce and municipal representatives. For example, in Brandon, Manitoba council members were present. I understand that the mayor was out of the city. I believe most of the members were there and I can assure everyone that they were not all Liberals. After we broke the session we had some conversations with these people and they were critical of our government. It was an opportunity to listen to people and to hear their concerns.
We met with the Women's Institute representing rural Canada. We met with economic development groups. We met with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. We met with the Keystone Agriculture Producers organization of Manitoba. We met with these people and listened to them. They gave us ideas to bring back to share with our colleagues.
I ask the member, did he put on the record that the witnesses to our task force were only Liberals by invitation only?