Madam Speaker, I know you know that I love being able to contribute in a positive way. Hopefully, the member opposite will understand why I would rather not take advice from the Conservatives. After all, what they are suggesting is that there is nothing wrong with the production of papers and that all we have to do is get the information and hand it directly over to the RCMP.
I have a choice. Do I listen to the commissioner of the RCMP or do I listen to the self-serving Conservative Party of Canada?
Here is a quote I would like to provide the member opposite from Mike Duheme, “There is significant risk that the Motion could be interpreted as a circumvention of normal investigative processes and Charter protections.” That is not me, the Liberal Party or the government saying it, but the RCMP commissioner.
That was reinforced in different ways by the Auditor General of Canada and by the former law clerk of the House of Commons. This is something the Conservative Party completely ignores, so when the member talks about a lack of respect for the institution, the Conservative members need to look in a mirror. This is no surprise, because he was a part of a government when his leader of the Conservative Party was the parliamentary secretary to the prime minister, that saw the only prime minister to be held in contempt of Parliament.
I wonder if the member opposite would share with us why the Conservatives believe they do not have to be responsible because they are in opposition, when I would argue there are some things they could do. They could show some goodwill and get the leader of the Conservative Party to agree to get the security clearance.