Mr. Speaker, journalist Juliet O'Neill is a national hero for reminding Canadians that freedom of the press and freedom of information are fundamental cornerstones of our western democracy.
From day one, the NDP has denounced the Liberal secrecy act as cutting a swath through those very fundamental rights and freedoms by which we define ourselves as a country.
My question is simple. Will the Conservative government honour the court ruling on the Juliet O'Neill case? Will it live up to that? Will it protect our rights and freedoms and will it commit that it will not appeal that--