Mr. Speaker, who speaks for Canada?
Today our nation’s reputation on the world stage is clouded by the story of a tribute to a Nazi instead of support for our allies. When people think of Canada, when they open a newspaper, when they go on social media, when they hear about what happened here, that is all they know.
There is silence from a Prime Minister in hiding. This is his shame to bear, not ours. He failed to do even his most basic duty. He has shrunk from the occasion. He has refused to take responsibility and he has refused to take accountability. He laid blame on someone else and asked others to debase themselves to clean up the mess. Worse yet, he asked his MPs to try to strike it from the parliamentary record.
The Prime Minister has hurt our country. He has left our allies in the cold. He has humiliated Jews, Poles, veterans and all Canadians. If he does not speak for Canada, it is time Canadians had a Prime Minister who will.