Madam Speaker, I would say that the Liberal government has a responsibility to tell Canadians the truth. The minister, only after turning over his phone to the Ethics Commissioner and only after months of relentless pressure, finally admitted that he did indeed talk to his business partner, which is something he is not allowed to do under law. The minister admits that they discussed business. This was after his business partner lied to a parliamentary committee by ridiculously claiming that the nine references to the minister were just an autocorrect. If the minister cannot be trusted to disclose what he called “just an innocent conversation”, how can he be trusted to be truthful?
In the House of Commons on October 4th, 2024. See this statement in context.