Mr. Speaker, this has nothing to do with the former Conservative government which this minister keeps saying I was part of. This deals with the ethics of this government.
Let me quote the member for Hamilton West when he was in opposition and told a news conference that Charest should resign regardless of whether he intended to interfere with the court process. It is a matter of public ethics. It is a matter of parliamentary ethics. The minister has damaged the parliamentary system. He should resign until this case is settled. The Deputy Prime Minister knows this.
Canadians want to know why the government is still defending him. Will he phone the Prime Minister in Winnipeg, get him away from his pepper steak dinner and get the resignation right now?