Madam Speaker, I do not understand how the environment minister could have possibly thought it was acceptable, given his connections in the past to these people and organizations, for there to be such a lack of oversight and high degree of complacency among the individuals involved. Again, that is all the more reason to hand over the documents to the RCMP and all the more reason for there to be a complete and thorough investigation. Then the people who did wrong will be held to account and the people who did nothing wrong will be cleared of any wrongdoing. We cannot have that happen as long as there continues to be stonewalling and a refusal to co-operate with the RCMP.
In the House of Commons on October 4th, 2024. See this statement in context.