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. If he believes

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

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

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

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

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. It has not been

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

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

Ethics Counsellor  Mr. Speaker, I think we have to assess the premise of the hon. member's question for its factualness and its context. Generally when we check these things we find something missing in terms of language and in terms of context. It is very important to repeat what that the ethics

Business Development Bank Of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of my hon. friend's question that the loan went through with lightning speed. I have been informed, however, that this loan was approved and participated in by the local caisse populaire and the Fonds des travailleurs du Quebec, both

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I believe that the premises in the question of the hon. member must be rejected categorically. The underlying premises are false, since the minister has categorically denied having intervened in the case of Gaetano Amodeo either directly or indirectly. It is his

Business Development Bank Of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I reject completely the unwarranted premise of the hon. member's question. He really has a lot of nerve lecturing me about the law. Which law school did he ever graduate from?

Ethics Counsellor  . The hon. member's premise, as always, is totally wrong. He should do the House and the Canadian people a favour and withdraw his insinuations. Why not raise some questions of real interest to Canadians? Why is he not concerned about health? Why is he not concerned about our legal