Philip Lawrence at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

Thank you.

We see that with We Charity, once again. There is absolutely nothing wrong. On the Aga Khan, did the committee stop investigating it before the Ethics Commissioner? Then there were the groping allegations. Would those stop a committee from investigating? Absolutely not. The precedent is clear. We have the authority and we have the right. We are a committee of Parliament. We not only have the right; we have the obligation. In fact, it's an abdication of duty to not study this significant scandal.

I'll give you a prediction, Mr. Chair. We will see this government's continued filibustering and avoidance—because they want to avoid this. That's called a cover-up.

Thank you.