Mr. Speaker, in order to run away from the scandal, the Conservative Party will not only attack Elections Canada but now it is contradicting its own candidates and volunteers.
Cynthia Downey, the former Conservative candidate for Random—Burin—St. George's, said:
We thought that the federal party was actually going to do something to help us....
But then we found out that we were not to spend that money, but to return it.
The Minister for Democratic Reform now claims this money was spent for the local campaign.
I challenge the parliamentary secretary to stand in the House and call Cynthia Downey a liar.