Mr. Speaker, I too would like to read a quote from someone I think Canadians would respect greatly, the former law clerk of the Parliament of Canada. I suggest that he is an individual who is truly independent, and what he says should be taken with very serious consideration no matter what part of the House one sits in. He says, “it is an abuse of its powers for the House to use its power to demand and get documents from the government in order to transfer them to a third party (RCMP) that wouldn't otherwise receive them or to compel the government to give documents to the third party.”
Let us listen to what professionals, individuals and independent offices are saying. This is one example, not to mention what the RCMP is saying. Why is the Conservative Party so focused on continuing with the political games as opposed to listening to what these independent agencies are saying?