Mr. Speaker, I am trying to be patient, but my patience is wearing thin. Canadians and Quebeckers have been patiently waiting for over a month for a commissioner to be appointed to hold this public inquiry.
The Conservative Prime Minister of this government made that promise himself on January 11. He promised a public inquiry would be held once the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics had completed its hearings. Those hearings are over, our work is finished, our report was tabled in this House on April 2, and the Prime Minister still has not made any announcements. We have not heard so much as a whisper, nor the words “Mulroney” or “Schreiber” escape the lips of the Prime Minister. We have not heard the words “public” or “inquiry”. I know there are other fish to fry. He is implicated in all sorts of scandals, but the fact remains that this needs to be taken care of. He needs to put this to rest and keep his promises.
More and more we are seeing that this government does not keep its promises. When will this commissioner be appointed?