Madam Speaker, speaking of prorogation, I was here when Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament.
Interestingly enough, when we are talking about trade with China, it was Stephen Harper who tried to get subsidized Canadian oil into China to knock out our manufacturing companies in Ontario and other places across the country. Subsidizing oil would have given China a leg-up on Canadian companies, but that is another story.
However, there have been Conservative ministers over the years, with their own controversies, who were also involved with SDTC and the appointment of the board and its officials, including Annette Verschuren and so forth. A good example is Maxime Bernier. Should we call him? He was the one who had the girlfriend who was linked to organized crime. He left classified documents in her apartment. Then there was Tony Clement and the $50 million for the G8 summit. Members might remember the fake lake, the gazebos and so forth that were built in his riding. There was also some online stuff, which I will not get into. Then there was James Moore, who is really interesting because the member talked about child poverty and food banks. James Moore said, “is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? I don't think so.”
Those are the Conservative members and ministers who served when SDTC was operating. Maybe we should bring them here too.