Mr. Speaker, the Conservative reformers across the way need to better understand why Stephen Harper was the only Prime Minister in the history of Canada who was found in contempt. Why is that relevant? Think of the character of the current leader of the Conservatives. Their current leader was the parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister back then.
Why would someone not understand why it is important that the leader of the Conservative Party is saying that he does not want to get the security clearance so he can get more information about members of Parliament? Maybe the member can provide her response to this quote by Wesley Wark, who has advised both Liberal and Conservative governments on national security issues, who said that the “Tory leader is knowingly misleading the public by claiming he doesn't need the security clearance because his chief of staff has received briefings.”
The leader of the Conservative Party is playing games with Canadians. When is the game going to stop, and when will he be getting that security clearance?