Mr. Speaker, maybe we can test the memory of the member for Glengarry--Prescott--Russell.
When the rat packers sat in opposition, a Tory scandal seized parliament. Here is what the rat packers said then:
The minister...has been caught with a snout in the trough in the latest incident of pork barreling.... The Prime Minister ought to relieve the minister...of his responsibilities until this whole mess can be cleared up and corrected.
That demand should surely apply today. I ask the public works minister, consistent with his own stated principles, will he step down?