Mr. Speaker, attempts at foreign interference unfortunately have become a reality in Canada and around the world.
Whether it is the Indian government's involvement in serious criminal activities against Canadian citizens, or Chinese, Russian and Iranian attempts to influence our country, our leaders must be prepared to confront these challenges head-on, and that is what leaders do. They take these issues seriously. They learn about them and they work with our national security officials to prevent them. They do not stick their heads in the sand.
The leader of the Conservative Party is the only leader in the House who has chosen not to obtain the security clearance needed to review the intelligence that could keep Canadians safe. Will the leader of the official opposition come out of hiding, get the security clearance, take the security brief and keep Canadians safe?