Mr. Speaker, it is distressing to see the contempt with which the Prime Minister and his government are treating the people of Quebec and Canada, and especially the way in which public money is being squandered.
Senior public servants, who were acting on ministers' orders, have been singled out by the auditor general for their flagrant disregard for the rules governing the management of public funds, as well as for not discharging their duties with appropriate prudence and diligence.
We would certainly like to know who gave the orders to these public servants and who asked them to break the rules. If the government has nothing to hide, it should let the Standing Committee on Public Accounts do its work and, if it has nothing to fear, order that a public inquiry be held.
There are no longer enough days left to show just how big a mess the Liberals have created.