Mr. Speaker, I want to read verbatim a couple of very important quotes. The first one is from the RCMP, signed by the commissioner. It states, “There is significant risk that the Motion could be interpreted as a circumvention of normal investigative processes and Charter protections.” It is talking about the Charter of Rights and the Conservative motion.
The next quote is from the former law clerk, again, an independent individual. I would ask the member to really listen to this part. It 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”.
The Conservative game that we are playing right now says we should get this information directly to the RCMP. We have the RCMP, the Auditor General, the former law clerk and the former deputy commissioner. Who are the advisers of the Conservative Party today?