Mr. Speaker, like the former minister of public works, the minister of immigration has also enjoyed the hospitality of the president of Groupe Everest. In fact, he admitted on Friday that he had stayed in the Îles-des-Soeurs condo of Claude Boulay in 1997. Yet, when asked about this in 2000, the minister categorically denied having stayed in a condo owned by Claude Boulay.
Could the minister of immigration explain to the public why, for two years, he deliberately concealed his connections with Claude Boulay?