Mr. Speaker, this is not a one-off. It demonstrates a pattern of unaccountability in the government.
As I have indicated, and I did not even list them all, although I know some of my colleagues have listed scandal after scandal and identified the misuse of taxpayer funds, we are talking about the misuse of billions of dollars of taxpayer funds. There is no question that the way the government has conducted itself over the last nine years has created a deep level of mistrust, which Canadians have, in the ability of the government to always act in their best interests.
To my colleague's question, what it shows is a complete disrespect for this particular institution. Our hallmark of democracy is literally being mocked on a daily basis, for the last 13 sitting days, by the government defying the will of the majority of parliamentarians and, in its face, defying the will of the Speaker of the House.
It is not the first time it has happened. Let us take a look at the Winnipeg lab scandal. The government literally took the House of Commons and the Speaker to court in refusing to release documents, again hiding a scandal and embarrassment. I would really love to know which minister, which member, it is trying to protect.