Mr. Speaker, after reviewing just a sampling of today's 70 news clippings on the subject, I must report to the House that the term Liberal ethics is an oxymoron.
After hearing these headlines the Liberals will likely try to shoot the messenger: National Post , “PM 'offended' Canadians”; Charlottetown Guardian , “PM didn't go far enough”; Montreal Gazette , “Money at the root of the rot”; Ottawa Citizen , “Federal cabinet is failing ethics 101”; Winnipeg Sun , “Leadership vote behind purges”; Toronto Star , “One reason PM finally acted: Rumblings about poor approval ratings”; Windsor Star , “Cabinet shuffle just a public relations stunt”; London Free Press , “Prime Minister's double standard”; Globe and Mail , “The arrogance of power”; Ottawa Sun , “PM's willingness to flaunt his integrity has done him in”; Edmonton Journal , “Prime Minister's con job” and “Open up fundraising books”; and Vancouver Sun , “What? Not again! How could you, Mr. Prime Minister?”
Mr. Speaker, I wish I had more than one minute. There are many more.