Mr. Speaker, I have to say that I really enjoy listening to my colleague when he rises to address the House. He is a great speaker.
On the main issue, what concerns me as a parliamentarian and a Canadian is that, with this request for documents, we run the risk of violating an extremely important principle, namely the separation between law enforcement and the government. In a democracy, that is an extremely important principle, a founding principle.
For the first time in history, what the Conservatives are asking for with this request for documents is access to documents, not only for parliamentarians to see, but also so that parliamentarians can hand them over to a third party, in this case the police. Does my colleague think this could set a dangerous precedent? Does this run counter to a fundamental principle of parliamentary democracy?