The hon. member says that it is a joke. It is quite perverse and it is a joke but it is not that funny. It is a systemic issue that has to be dealt with. I would certainly hope the government departments are not somehow behind these leaks but it reduces the credibility of the individual committees and it reduces the credibility and the impact of those reports. Sometimes I fear the credibility of all parliamentarians is reduced when this kind of behaviour exists.
In the House of Commons on December 8th, 1998. See this statement in context.