Mr. Speaker, an independent judiciary is fundamental to the rule of law. The Minister of Finance has been caught illegally lobbying an independent tribunal. The Prime Minister says that it is just an administrative error, a letterhead malfunction, but the Minister of Finance was not using his title and signature on behalf of a constituent from Oshawa. He was lobbying in his role as minister on behalf of a Conservative donor from North York.
Could the Prime Minister explain how an administrative error leads a senior cabinet member to lobby illegally on behalf of a Conservative Party donor?