Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and his appeal for reason. Unfortunately there are some facts missing from what he had to say.
He said he was surprised by the acceleration of this incident. He cannot understand why opposition members are concerned about this. The truth of the matter is that it is Canadians who are concerned about this. They are concerned about the actions that were taken at APEC. They are concerned that there are notes in police officers' files saying things such as PM wants tenters out, or there is a direct link between the Prime Minister's office and the operations of APEC. Canadians are concerned about the fact that there is not a level playing field for the students.
In fact the opposition members will not stop bringing these issues up until the government comes clean with some answers, until it admits its responsibility. The Prime Minister is the one who ducks and weaves. The solicitor general is the one who said he could not remember who the individual was who sat beside him and then it turns out it is a friend he has known for 15 years. That is unbelievable.
The solicitor general may be a nice man, but if he is going to stand in this House as an elected representative and take on the role of solicitor general, then he has to abide by the responsibilities of that job. That is what we are talking about here.
I do not see my hon. colleague in this place to respond to the question, so I will just simply make that comment. That is why we are continuing to ask the government why it simply will not tell us what it is that happened at APEC, the Prime Minister's involvement, the solicitor general's involvement, the fact that he prejudiced the outcome of the PCC investigation by his comments on the plane and he will not resign.
It is because of that fact that opposition parties will continue to pressure the government on this issue and other issues. It is our role and our job to keep this government accountable for its actions. We do not apologize for it. In fact, we promise the government more of the same.