Mr. Speaker, with respect, I think this is a very important issue for Canadians. We need to know what the finance minister knew and when he knew it.
He was a seven year veteran in one of the top posts in this bureaucracy who was protecting Canadians' interests in an independent way. Just weeks before his major report was due he was suddenly out the door.
This raises real suspicions in the mind of any reasonable Canadian, so I would like the finance minister to continue to inform the House fully about the circumstances of his firing.