Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have to say I wasn't there for the meeting in question, but I find it very hypocritical of members of this Liberal Party to cite the testimony of former CSIS director Richard Fadden at our committee last week, when it was members of this Liberal Party, including the current Minister of Health, Mark Holland, who issued a report calling for the resignation of Director Fadden because of his comments, comments for which he has now been vindicated. They were comments that spoke about the threat of foreign interference in Canada and the threat to members of our political class. He even said that members of our political class had been subverted by foreign powers. He was saying this back in 2010.
I want to list off some of the recommendations that the Liberal Party made in its report.
Recommendation 1:
That the Minister of Public Safety and the Prime Minister be held responsible for the Director of CSIS’s unacceptable statements during the interview...
Recommendation 2:
That the Government of Canada renounce categorically Mr. Fadden’s statements and apologize to the Chinese Canadian community, and other cultural communities implicated in and offended by Mr. Fadden’s allegations concerning growing foreign interference in domestic politics...
Recommendation 3:
That the Minister of Public Safety require Richard Fadden to resign [for his statement]...
Recommendation 4:
That Parliament censure the Minister of Public Safety and the Prime Minister for allowing the Director of CSIS to exceed his statutory mandate by making dramatic and irresponsible statements to the media, sowing doubt in many members of the public regarding the probity and loyalty of municipal elected officials and provincial ministers.
Those are just some of the things that the Liberal Party of Canada called for in 2010 when it was attacking the director of CSIS, who was warning us. Now the members have the gall to stand in this committee today and lecture Conservatives about the remarks of Richard Fadden. For 14 years, he has courageously, despite the vilification that these Liberals put on him back in 2010, stood up for our country and defended our country from the threat of foreign interference.
I'm glad to see that he has been vilified today. Thank you, Mr. Chair.