Mr. Speaker, this is a smokescreen.
The Federal Court made it clear two months ago that the Conservatives were the only party guilty of wrongdoing in this matter.
The government must be aware that there are some very serious punishments which result from breaches of the Canada Elections Act. It must be aware of the possibility of jail time. It must be aware that it can even be stripped of its status as a political party.
Are those not the real reasons that it has tried so desperately to obstruct Elections Canada? The issue here is obstruction.