Madam Speaker, there is one fundamental flaw when we look at the order and what is being requested of the government. The Conservatives are saying we should collect the documents, unredacted, and hand them directly to the RCMP. The RCMP has said no. The Auditor General has said no. The former law clerk has said no.
What the member missed saying is that the only prime minister in the history of Canada to ever be held in contempt of Parliament was Stephen Harper. Who was his parliamentary secretary? It was the leader of the Conservative Party.
Nothing has changed. The leader of the Conservative Party today, for example, refuses to get the security clearance so he can be informed about foreign interference. It is a serious issue. On the one hand, Conservatives play games on the floor of the chamber and exaggerate and mislead on many fronts, including many of the statements the member just put on the record; then, on the other hand, they ignore the important issue of foreign interference.
Why will the leader of the Conservative Party not get his security clearance?