Mr. Speaker the answer to the hon. member's question is so obvious we do not need the Minister of Industry to answer.
The fact of the matter is that the Prime Minister exerted no pressure. Suggestions to that effect came from somebody who is suing the Business Development Bank because of his losing his job. There are allegations that this particular individual inflated his pension and things like that.
The member ought to be careful about stating things as fact which have not been demonstrated as fact. The Prime Minister did not pressure—