Very good. Thank you.
When the Liberal government shut down Parliament through prorogation, the volcano was about to erupt because of the WE scandal. The Minister of Finance had resigned. We all know the story; I don't need to rehash it yet again. Prorogation brought the work of the four committees studying the scandal to a halt, leaving many questions unanswered.
Many, myself included, thought ending the studies served the Prime Minister quite nicely. A stretch though it may be, let's give the Liberals the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps they decided to prorogue Parliament because they had good ideas and planned to put forward solutions to the problems caused by the pandemic. We waited anxiously for the throne speech, only to realize there was nothing in it that would justify the decision to prorogue. It's fair to say that the Prime Minister's address to the nation was just as hollow.
That's why we need to get to the bottom of the matter. The motion put forward by the Conservative Party gives us the opportunity to find out what Quebecers and Canadians want to know. Did the WE affair drive a government in trouble to prorogue Parliament in an attempt to run away and avoid giving the real answers? How could I possibly object to such a motion?