Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend is starting off, as usual, on the wrong premise. There is no table contemplated at which there would be negotiations for a new continental energy agreement. We in Canada will be working on behalf of the entire country. For this purpose we will be fully consulting with the provinces.

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise is totally wrong. We are responding to the military's own statement of requirements. I would think that a member of the Alliance Party is the last person in the world to talk about “screw-ups” unless he is looking at himself in the mirror.

Human Resources Development  Furthermore, the auditor general is carrying out his own audit and he will be reporting in the fall, including to the public accounts committee. We consider every dollar of taxpayers' money to be important. The premise of the hon. member's question is therefore quite wrong and she should withdraw that premise.

Banking  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of the hon. member's question about the debacles and so on. We have a certain number of federal lending institutions operating at arm's length from the government. They have accomplished an excellent record in serving the public interest, including the business community and the workers of Canada.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend has finally slipped into the Alliance trap of having unsuitable premises. The case in question is not one that applies across the whole spectrum of cases. It is only one case at the trial division, but we are working to move toward settlements. We are not dithering.

Ethics Counsellor  Mr. Speaker, first, the member's premise is wrong. He is not quoting the Minister of Finance. I read the article very closely. The comments in the article are not those of the Minister of Finance himself. I ask the hon. Leader of the Opposition not to be evasive.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is not correct. Government lawyers are not working to destroy any relationship between the native peoples and the churches. It is true that thousands of native people have brought legal actions against both the government and some church organizations at the same time.

Prime Minister  Mr. Speaker, I totally reject the premise of the hon. member's question. The ethics counsellor reported on this matter and clearly stated in a press release dated March 1, 2001, in connection with the company, in which the Prime Minister had an interest, as follows: The company sold its interests in the Auberge Grand-Mère to Mr.

Summit Of The Americas  Mr. Speaker, the question is based on an utterly false premise. French will not be excluded from the summit of the Americas. At this summit, Canada will welcome the heads of all the countries from the Americas, and talks will be conducted in the four languages mentioned a few moments ago by my colleague.

Prime Minister  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premises are completely false. The Prime Minister had no interest in the golf club when he made these representations to the Business Development Bank of Canada. I wonder why the hon. member did not mention Quebec's justice minister when he was talking about our anti-gang legislation.

Auberge Grand-Mère  Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is wrong. The Prime Minister was not a shareholder of the company after he became Prime Minister. As I just said, the hon. member is making insinuations that he must retract.

Health  Mr. Speaker, the premise of my hon. friend's question is totally wrong. Scientists in the health department are carrying out their jobs in the interest of public safety and in the interest of Canadians. The member's first question concerns the drug Baytril.

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is wrong. They were not allowing him to do what he is alleging. Mr. Ressam is on trial now in the United States. I hope the hon. member was not trying to say things that will prejudice the successful outcome of the trial.

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of the hon. member's question. I do not see what basis he has for alleging that both ministers knew for two years. That is not the fact of the situation as far as I am aware. The two Alliance members keep saying that they want to ask questions about education.

Ethics Counsellor  Mr. Speaker, I think that the premise of the hon. member's question is not correct. If that is the case, her whole question flounders. The ethics counsellor was very clear in what he told the Globe and Mail yesterday. He said: I don't want there to be a sense that the Prime Minister, in our view, was not in full compliance with his obligations.