We are talking about the most senior officials of the Government of Canada—the chief of staff to the Prime Minister providing a substantial cash gift of $90,000 to a sitting parliamentarian. This raises a whole host of other terms as to whether this arrangement was fully compliant within the Conflict of Interest Act, the Parliament of Canada Act, the rules of the Senate, or the Criminal Code. There are many unanswered questions, and it's up to this committee to get answers for Canadians. There are 10 key issues that need to be addressed.
Number one, on Monday, May 20, the PMO told CTV News that they had forwarded a copy of this agreement between Senator Duffy and Nigel Wright to the Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson. On Tuesday, the Conservatives said this document couldn't be released because no such agreement exists. An e-mail, which in fact does exist, describes the secret agreement. The e-mail was dated February 20, 2013, and is currently in the possession of the Prime Minister's Office.
Will the government commit to releasing this and any other e-mails or documents, electronic or otherwise, that relate to the secret deal between the PMO—