I was aware of the punditry, media and social media traffic that had been triggered around this issue. I stand by every word I said in the opening statement. They come from a deep place of concern about this country, and I repeat them. I have had the highest security clearances of this country and I am deeply worried about foreign interference in the election. If that was seen as alarmist, so be it. I was pulling the alarm. We need a public debate about foreign interference.
I am never accepting that we would normalize the cyber-bullying of political officials. I have been exposed to it. It upsets me, and it angers me. I am upset by the trolling that took place of Minister Bennett. I stand by that. That was not to the partisan advantage of the Liberal Party. I deplore the cyber-bullying of politicians of all stripes.