Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I appreciate the chance to speak to and weigh in on Mr. Barrett's motion here today. There are a few points that I think are important for Canadians to understand and, frankly, to refute what the Liberals and the NDP are offering in terms of the standard that could be set here.
It's important to remind ourselves, particularly the Liberals and the NDP, that we are here in the circumstance of another scandal involving the Prime Minister taking vacations or taking gifts. In this case, it's the free gift of a vacation in a luxury rental of around $85,000. The fact is that his story and the Prime Minister's Office's story have changed three times.
Let me give an example of the concern or frustration that I have with this. If I go to the Ethics Commissioner.... If the Prime Minister goes to the Ethics Commissioner and says, “I'm taking a vacation. Am I allowed?” and gets a yes, he says, “We already got pre-approval from the Ethics Commissioner.”
The fact is that the story changed three times. It's important for Canadians and this committee to know—