I'm going to continue, Madam Chair, and to explain to my colleague Mr. Turnbull that all the minister's contradictions regarding public safety in Canada have landed us in the middle of this foreign interference and intimidation campaign against our colleague Mr. Chong, from Wellington—Halton Hills. The minister has to be transparent. He's accountable. Since he has contradicted himself on numerous occasions, we're entitled to answers. The public is entitled to answers as well. I believe that brings us back to the main question.
How is it that we learned about this through the media, that we learned from leaked information that some of our fellow MPs were being targeted by foreign interference and intimidation campaigns conducted by Chinese diplomats? How is it that, when we ask the Minister of Public Safety questions on these matters, his answer is that he wasn't aware of them?
I'm simply trying to understand the situation. I think Canadians and Quebeckers are trying to understand it too. So I expect answers from the Minister of Public Safety. I think all the points we've addressed today are extremely important, and they bring us back to this problem.
So, once again, I'm going to give the minister an opportunity to explain to us how it is that briefing notes don't get to him, that emails get lost, that the minister who is supposed to ensure public safety in Canada isn't aware of everything that goes on and that our democratic institutions are the target of foreign interference.