Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal-Green coalition is strong today.
The cozy arrangement is now facing some well-deserved scrutiny, especially after Carney's investment fund, Brookfield, on which he serves as chair, has come knocking on the government's door for $10 billion in taxpayer dollars to get his hands on the pension savings of hard-working Canadian families and seniors. Members can let that sink in. The same guy who is scheming to take over the top Liberal job is looking to raid the pension fund of Canadians, and the Prime Minister seems all too willing to hand over the cash.
Canadians see through this corruption. They will not stand by as their hard-earned is funnelled into corporate coffers while elites play musical chairs with our democracy. It is almost as though the government would rather wait until the very last day possible for Canadians to vote them out rather than give them a choice. Liberals would rather stay in power so they can get their pensions than call a carbon tax election, where their corruption, tax increases and failed policies will all be voted on.
It was just today, at a parliamentary committee looking into the stolen $400 million and over 186 conflicts of interest, that a Liberal MP yelled expletives at Conservatives who were asking them to have the integrity to worry about taxpayer dollars. They yelled expletives and were breaking down after being asked to give Canadians answers. It seems the Liberals will do just about anything to cover up their scandals and mismanagement of taxpayer dollars.
I would like to read some of the SDTC whistle-blower testimony on this subject for Canadians to hear. The quotes are quite damning. They are as follows:
I know that the federal government, like the minister, has continued saying that there was no criminal intent and nothing was found, but I think the committee would agree that they're not to be trusted on this situation. I would happily agree to whatever the findings are by the RCMP, but I would say that I wouldn't trust that there isn't any criminality unless the RCMP is given full authority to investigate....
Again, if you bring in the RCMP and they do their investigation and they find something or they don't, I think the public would be happy with that. I don't think we should leave it to the current federal government or the ruling party to make those decisions. Let the public see what's there.
The whistle-blower also stated:
Just as I was always confident that the Auditor General would confirm the financial mismanagement at SDTC, I remain equally confident that the RCMP will substantiate the criminal activities that occurred within the organization.
...The true failure of the situation stands at the feet of our current government, whose decision to protect wrongdoers and cover up their findings over the last 12 months is a serious indictment of how our democratic systems and institutions are being corrupted by political interference. It should never have taken two years for the issues to reach this point. What should have been a straightforward process turned into a bureaucratic nightmare that allowed SDTC to continue wasting millions of dollars and abusing countless employees over the last year.
The whistle-blower continued:
...I think the current government is more interested in protecting themselves and protecting the situation from being a public nightmare. They would rather protect wrongdoers and financial mismanagement than have to deal with a situation like SDTC in the public sphere.
After nine years of the government, who can believe it anymore. The results are in. Food price inflation is at a 40-year high. Two million Canadians are relying on food banks, and many families are cutting back on their Thanksgiving dinners because of Liberal policies that have driven up the cost of food. This $400-million scandal is a slap in the face to all Canadians struggling to afford to feed themselves. I think of the people struggling to buy groceries for whom this money could go towards feeding. I think of the heartbreak that families in my communities are feeling. I hear the stories of parents who have to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table. Liberals promised phony programs, delivered no results and made big announcements with little to show for it.