Mr. Speaker, on October 19, the Prime Minister said in this House that in his thirty years as a politician, he had never been advised of any spying activities.
Saturday, however, as he left a special cabinet meeting, after questions by the Bloc about the confessions of spy Mike Frost and additional revelations made the day before on the CBC French network's news program, the Prime Minister suddenly announced he had specifically instructed his ministers not to spy on citizens who are conducting legitimate operations.
My question is directed to the Deputy Prime Minister. When was the Prime Minister advised that federal services were spying or had spied on Canadian citizens engaged in legitimate activities?