Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is insisting that Canadians pursue interests beyond the U.S. to look at networks for development.
This year the theme at the biennial Commonwealth leaders conference is “Networking for Development”, but the Prime Minister decided that part of his legacy is to become the first Prime Minister in Canadian history to turn his back on the Commonwealth meeting and be a no-show.
Can he tell us what kind of message he is sending to our allies, to our friends and to Canadians who expect him to be there to represent their interests? Why is he not going?