Mr. Speaker, for 17 years, the NDP leader has known about corruption in Quebec, but kept it all to himself.
In 1994, the NDP leader met with the former mayor of Laval, who offered him help in the form of an envelope stuffed with cash.
Today, media are reporting that after the former mayor of Laval tried to bribe the NDP leader, the NDP leader had the gall to thank him and shake his hand. That does not sound like someone outraged by being witness to criminal activity.
Let us recap what we know. The NDP leader was silent about the criminal activity of the former mayor of Laval for 17 years. Then he was untruthful about it when he said he was never offered any money. Then he did not seem that upset about it.
The NDP leader has some explaining to do.