Mr. Speaker, this is about our elections, the cornerstone of our democracy, and all we get from the minister is weak and misleading excuses.
The Chief Electoral Officer said people are increasingly refusing to co-operate with Elections Canada's investigations. Since most of these are about Conservative wrongdoing, can the minister tell us if he will now agree to give Elections Canada the power to compel testimony?
Before he claims that these are extraordinary powers, we are only asking for the same powers the Competition Bureau already has.