Madam Speaker, I do not know Steven Chaplin; he is a former senior legal counsel in the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel. To the best of my knowledge, I have never met him. He wrote an interesting story in The Hill Times, and I would recommend every Conservative member read the article. This is what he says: “It is time for the House to admit its overreach before the matter inevitably finds it way to the courts which do have the ability to determine and limit the House's powers, often beyond what the House may like.” It goes on: “It is time for the House of Commons to admit it was wrong, and to move on.” He is talking about the production of papers.
Whether it is this particular individual or the RCMP, the Conservatives are abusing power. It is no different than the leader of the Conservative Party refusing to get his security clearance. It is time the Conservatives start abiding by the rules, respecting the law, doing the right thing and acting on what is in Canadians' best interest, not the leader of the Conservative Party's best interest.