Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The Prime Minister appeared before committee and the opposition is trying to go on a wild goose chase, and since we are so close to Thanksgiving probably they are trying to go on a wild turkey chase.
I want to remind committee members of the following. When Mr. Warkentin, on November 6, 2013, had an opportunity to stand up for Canadians and stand up for his constituents and say to Canadians that he believed in transparency, what did he do? He voted against the then prime minister's appearing before the Ethics Commissioner. By the way, our Prime Minister stood up before the committee and testified before the committee and was extremely transparent before all Canadians. And it was televised, by the way.
It was the same thing with Mr. Gourde. He had an opportunity, by the way, to say to Canadians that he had the chance to have his prime minister appear before his committee. What did Mr. Gourde say? He said on November 6, 2013, that he didn't believe, because he was in government, that his prime minister should appear and be accountable to Canadians; and they voted against his prime minister appearing before committee.
That is the difference between Liberals and Conservatives. The Conservatives talk about a good game of being great about transparency and whatnot, but when it comes to action about being actually transparent to Canadians, actions speak louder than words. Mr. Warkentin and Mr. Gourde were not there and were not present when they had the chance to speak and to put action before words.
It is not just the actions of Mr. Warkentin and Mr. Gourde. We have Mr. O'Toole, for instance, who's now the Leader of the Official Opposition, crying foul on how the Liberals are trying to cover up a big scandal. What did Mr. O'Toole do on November 6, 2013? He did the exact same thing as Mr. Warkentin and Mr. Gourde, and all Conservative members. I see the numbers: 148 Conservative members voted against having their prime minister appear before a committee to show transparency, to show to Canadian people that he was ready to show transparency to Canadians.
I'm looking at this motion, Mr. Chair, and it is pure hypocrisy.
This brings me to my next point, which is about how we deal with family members. I want to thank my hon. colleague Francesco Sorbara who spoke about this.