Mr. Speaker, if the government wants to build strong relationships with Italy, which it should, this is the wrong way to go about it. I will tell him that.
What the Liberals have done is they have waited until parliament takes a break. They have hired an airplane and will load it up with good loyal Liberal backbenchers. They are toddling off for a vacation. There is nothing else, pure and simple.
Is it not true that this trip is not about building strong Italian-Canadian relationships? This trip is a reward for good loyal Liberal backbenchers.