Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have some questions for the Minister of Justice on the Quassa affair. On February 14, 1992, Judge Thomas Davis of the territorial court granted an absolute discharge to Paul Quassa, the former TFN president, even though Mr. Quassa was found guilty of sexually assaulting one of my constituents.
In an apparent attempt to down-play the seriousness of Paul Quassa's criminal behaviour, some media and some political leaders have been careful to refer to the charge as "sexual touching." Will the Minister confirm to the House that touching a woman in a sexual fashion is, in fact, considered a form of sexual assault?