Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to acknowledge the great work the member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound did in Afghanistan. He did an honourable thing there, and I think Canadians are better off because of what he accomplished. Even with all the challenges, that is something we should celebrate here in Parliament.
I think of the former member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, Larry Miller. LaVar Payne would say, “Where is the $40 million?” Larry Miller would also be up there saying, “Where is the $40 million?” He was right there with them because he wanted to make sure there was accountability for taxpayer dollars in the House, and that would be the same response I would get from my riding.
If I asked the individuals in my riding, they would look at me and ask, “What is going on? Why is it not functioning?” When we explained to them that the government is refusing to hand over possible evidence, papers and documents to the RCMP, they would say, “Well, how can they do that? We have to be able to force it; we have to be able to do something.” I would say, “No, if the other two parties are not willing to stand up with us, they can do whatever they want.”
People are ashamed of the current Parliament, the government and the Prime Minister. Whenever he goes abroad, they cringe. Saskatchewan is an exporting province. We rely on markets all around the world, so when we hear that the Prime Minister is going somewhere else, we ask what it is going to cost us. That is usually what happens.
When it comes to this issue, there is no surprise. It is almost becoming expected from the current government. Is that not sad? I think it is.