Mr. Speaker, during question period, the Minister of Public Works stated in his answer to a question from the member for Wellington—Halton Hills that the members of Parliament of all parties lobbied for sponsorship moneys. The Minister of Public Works would know that this is incorrect because he used to be in the same party at one time. He then went on to mention a number of members of Parliament by riding. He specifically included the member for South Shore, which would be my old riding in the 37th Parliament.
This was a deliberate attempt, a scandalous attempt to mislead the Canadian public, and I insist that the minister retract his statement because at no time did I ever lobby for any sponsorship moneys, nor was I aware that they even came into the riding.