The hon. member across says “It was not”. I do not know how he can make that affirmation without having seen the proof that the hon. member will be bringing to the attention of the House. I understand from conversations I have had that such was the case.
As soon as the hon. member for Provencher returns, I will ask him to reply directly to what the hon. member has said, in particular bearing in mind the information I received from him which is to the effect that the information in fact was in the public domain already. I will nevertheless ask the hon. member to address that upon his return.