Mr. Speaker, it seems that the government is making it a habit to mislead the House and it occurred again today with the parliamentary secretary.
I am happy to talk about the trip I took. In fact, I sent out a press release about the meetings I had with Governor Schwarzenegger and other key officials in California, with a real minister of the environment working toward a real plan to solve our environmental problems.
As for the hotel expenses, as the parliamentary secretary should well know, I did not pay for the hotel because it was already prepaid by the ministry and reported, if he bothered to look, with the broader expense claim. It is there, fully reported.
This stands in stark contrast to what was done by both Brodie and Burney, individuals within the PMO who took a Challenger flight without a minister, which is against the rules. These are individuals who did not follow the rules by disclosing where they went, what they paid, what they did and when they went. I followed the rules. They did not. They should be ashamed by casting that aspersion.