Madam Speaker, it was interesting listening to the member talk about Parliament in the fashion he articulated. One of the things that he forgot to talk about is that the only prime minister in the history of not only Canada, but also the entire Commonwealth, to be held in contempt of Parliament is Stephen Harper. The current leader of the Conservative Party was Harper's parliamentary secretary.
Let us fast-forward to today. Today we have the leader of the Conservative Party, who feels that he does not need to get a security clearance. After all, his chief of staff has that security clearance. However, he does not understand that, if he is saying to his chief of staff to tell him the names, it would be a criminal offence to do so. The leader of the Conservative Party does not understand that he is abusing the powers of the House. He is abusing the issue of foreign interference.
Why will the leader of the Conservative Party not do the honourable thing, put the nation's interest ahead of his personal interest and his party's interest, and get the security clearance? While he is at it, he can stop abusing—