Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we have been very clear on this. We feel, as do others, that this security clearance would, in essence, be a gag order. It is very transparent, in fact, why the Prime Minister dropped this so-called bombshell and made a circus out of what was otherwise a very professional undertaking, the foreign interference inquiry. It is because his own caucus is looking to revolt. There has been an open rebellion within that caucus, and it came to a head this Wednesday. Of course, as I outlined in my remarks, there has been very much a failed record from the Prime Minister on preventing foreign interference.
I will conclude with this. It is from the longest-serving chief of staff in Canadian history, the right-hand woman to the Prime Minister. She said that receiving a briefing would prevent recipients from using the information “in any manner. Even where that is not the case, briefing political parties on sensitive intelligence regarding an MP could put the leader or representative of a political party in a tough position, because any decision affecting the MP might have to be made without giving them due process.”
She is saying it would gag them. We are saying it would gag us. We are not going to do that.