Thank you.
The level of tension created by a motion asking for an anti-Semite to be held accountable is interesting to me. He's an anti-Semite who was given close to $130,000 by this current government. The members across the way can't stand that a motion like this would be moved to hold this individual to account. It's a motion that would draw attention to the fact that this individual took this money. It was demanded that he pay it back, but he hasn't. It's a motion that points out the fact that the current government has done little to get the money or hold Mr. Marouf to account. It's been more than eight months, and not a single dollar has been repaid.
I believe it's incumbent upon us. I believe it's the right thing to do. Allow the Minister of Canadian Heritage to come before this committee to be asked questions with regard to her intent and whether or not this money is in fact going to be reclaimed. The Canadian taxpayer deserves to know their money isn't being used by a raging anti-Semite. The Canadian public deserves to know the money they pay into the coffers of this government is going toward the common good. Certainly, when money goes into the hands of an anti-Semite, it is not for the common good.
I'll leave my comments there.