Mr. Speaker, here is where the member is incorrect when he asserts that his leader does not want to be gagged.
I ask members to listen to what iPolitics stated:
Wesley Wark, who has advised both Liberal and Conservative governments on national security issues, said the Tory leader is knowingly misleading the public by claiming he doesn't need the clearance because his chief of staff has received briefings.
“[The leader's] idea that it is sufficient for his chief of staff to be briefed for him and for his chief of staff to share that information with him is complete nonsense,” Wark told iPolitics.
No gag would be imposed on the leader of the Conservative Party. Why will the leader of the Conservative Party not do the honourable thing, get the security clearance and show Canadians that he is going to put the nation ahead of his party?