Mr. Speaker, during the last federal election, the leader of the New Democratic Party indicated that a multi-billion dollar contract that went over a number of years was something the New Democratic Party would support. Can the member indicate to the House whether part of that commitment included having a special committee, as the member is talking about? If the answer is no, could the member please indicate why the NDP members refuse to have any confidence in the standing committees we currently have, one of which, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Economic Development, has already committed to doing a report on the issue we have been debating today?
In the House of Commons on September 29th, 2016. See this statement in context.