Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity this evening to raise a few issues and give the government an opportunity to respond.
We have seen a theme since the 2015 election among the Liberals and the Prime Minister, and the company they keep. We can break down the company they keep into two categories.
In the first group, we have the likes of Liberals Joe Peschisolido and Raymond Chan. As it has recently been reported, they have links to individuals charged in a gangland shooting and to the Chinese Communist Party. Then there are the bad actors in Markham, who were operating a heavily armed, illegal casino. These individuals happen to be Liberal donors. They have met with the Liberal Prime Minister and interestingly donated $1 million to the Prime Minister's foundation.
Then there is another type of friend. I imagine members know the ones I am talking about, the ones who paid the family of the Prime Minister half a million dollars and who received, in kind, a contract worth half a billion dollars. We all know the organization I am referring to. It is the one that set up a shell company to run that program, with a contribution agreement worth half a billion dollars.
Speaking of shell companies, there is also the Liberal friend, a friend of the Prime Minister, who was given $237 million for a ventilator contract. Of course, that was run through a shell company. We might be seeing a bit of a theme there. The shell company is paying former Liberal MP Frank Baylis. He is the one who received this sweet contract for his ventilators that did not have regulatory approval anywhere, not just in Canada.
These are just a few examples, and they really speak to the arrogance and entitlement of the Liberals and the Prime Minister. When questions are raised, legitimate questions, about people being criminally charged, they are very quickly cast off by the Liberals. That is a personal attack.
What we have is a degradation of confidence in Canadian institutions, and the cause of that is the Prime Minister. He has twice been found guilty of breaking ethics laws, and he is under investigation for a third time. When he faces tough questions, what does he do? He shuts down Parliament; he prorogues it. He says there will be lots of time for questions later. However, when those questions get asked, what does he do? He has his members filibuster at committee. When the opposition brings important issues to the House, what happens? He threatens an election.
Canadians are right to be concerned about the company the Liberals and the Prime Minister keep, but I can say that in this place I find myself in good company, because Her Majesty's loyal opposition is willing to hold the government and the Liberals to account.