Madam Speaker, at the heart of this matter is the notion of prosecutorial independence. This is really the crux of the issue. I feel that through this whole sordid affair, we have finally been able to lift the curtain and have a peek at the inner workings of the PMO.
The fact is that the director of public prosecutions, who had all the evidence of the company's wrongdoings before her, made a decision. She is entitled to make that decision. The former attorney general agreed that this was final. What the Liberals seem to be advocating for or supporting is that it is okay to apply political pressure on the independence of our top prosecutor.
Could the member for Carleton explain to those in the House, and indeed to Canadians, the dangerous precedent that would set for our country and how prosecutorial independence must be protected at all costs?