Mr. Speaker, the minister knows very well that he is hiding who got the permits and at whose request.
Another journalist wrote today:
During the 2004 federal election campaign, the Liberals gave out visitor's visas as though they were mints.
They did it to help their re-election prospects, by making sure Liberal ridings benefited and opposition ridings did not.
The government tells Canadians it is committed to openness and transparency, so will it today make public the number of temporary resident permits issued to each MP?