Mr. Speaker, as soon as my office was informed, the same day when they realized that there was an accusation of that nature, they called the RCMP. From there it was the responsibility of the RCMP. If they did not call Mr. Vallerand it has nothing to do with my office. My office acted absolutely properly in acting the same day in transferring the problem.
In the House of Commons on February 29th, 2000. See this statement in context.