Mr. Speaker, I would remind the hon. gentleman that it was not us but them who implemented the NDP proposals.
The minister bellows and he blusters, he rants and he raves, but he just fails to offer to any proper justification for his interference. He demands access to contracts to which he is not a party. He violates confidentiality agreements and uses the federal purse to bully and blackmail local authorities. He uses his office to advance his own partisan interests.
Is this just a local personal vendetta in Ottawa, or does his venom extend to every municipality in Canada?