Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister swore with his hand on his heart that the public had the right to know how long he had known that confidence in him was at stake. He even solemnly declared that he became fully aware just this week, with the Auditor General's report, of the extent of the sponsorship scandal.
How can the Prime Minister, who was aware of the sponsorship scandal since February 2002 at least, as a letter that the Liberal Party policy chair sent him clearly shows, think today that he deserves—