Mr. Speaker, the history, with a capital “H”, of the Conservative Party is fraught with corruption and dirty money. These revelations were made by Jean-Yves Lortie, the “man with the briefcase”, who spent at least $20 million to corrupt Conservative politicians. At a Conservative convention, he spent no less than $500,000 in cash, in part provided by none other than Karlheinz Schreiber, to promote Brian Mulroney's leadership bid.
This man who invented turnkey elections, that famous strategy scrutinized by the Charbonneau commission, proudly served the former Conservative leader.
We can see who the Conservatives hang around with. Yesterday, it was suitcases filled with cash, charter flights, and all-expenses-paid trips to go to vote at a convention. In 2011, it was robocalls to prevent people from voting, or tricks like the in-and-out scandal to circumvent the laws and election spending limits.
Today we have the reform of the Elections Act, which will give their party an edge in the next elections, and a kangaroo court to unfairly attack the NDP. The years come and go and the methods change, but the Conservatives are just as crooked. Canadians deserve better.