It all goes back to transparency and taking away accountability. The whole reason Parliament exists is that, as the old saying is, “That which touches all should be approved by all”, yet we have $7 billion in vote 40. We've heard from Privy Council. Now we're hearing from your department that this money is just pre-approved through Treasury Board without actually being scrutinized by Parliament, whether by me, my NDP colleagues, or your own Liberal colleagues, so it's a great concern.
On May 10th, 2018. See this statement in context.