Mr. Speaker, the core of this issue is, and always has been, the conduct of the government and the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister has done everything to prevent Canadians from getting to the bottom of this matter. The government boycotted the Afghanistan committee, censored documents, intimidated public servants, smeared Richard Colvin, shut down Parliament, and now is using Justice Iacobucci to buy some time. None of it has worked.
The question that Canadians want to know is this. What are the Prime Minister's specific grounds for refusing a public inquiry?