Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo.
I am always, how should I say it, pleasantly surprised by the heckles we get from the Liberals. They ask why we will not do this or not do that. Why will they not just hand over the documents? They say that the RCMP has a mechanism to do it. If somebody commits fraud at a bank, the bank does not generally tell the police to get a production order. It hands over the documents unredacted. I do not know if the government would hand over unredacted documents no matter what.
Parliament is authorized through the laws that govern, so this would be authorized by law. Therefore, why would we not simply hand over the documents to the police?
My hon. colleague gave a great and impassioned speech, but what are the Liberals hiding? They complain about the cost. What could be so damning in those documents that they are fighting so hard to keep them out of the public view?