Madam Speaker, the hon. member from the Liberals is yelling, “Let them.” The RCMP cannot do its job if it does not have the evidence, and the government knows that. The government has used the protection of cabinet confidences to keep it out of legal trouble in the past. The Liberals will use whatever tool of government they can possibly use to ensure that the RCMP cannot do its job. That is why Parliament has had to take on the responsibility of ensuring, through the power that is bestowed on us on behalf of our constituents, that the documents be released to the RCMP.
We are not saying to publish them in the newspaper. We are saying to hand them over to the RCMP. I would think a government that believes in institutions would be rushing to do that, unless it had something to hide. We know the Liberals do not believe in institutions. We know they have something to hide. That is why they refuse to let these documents be released.
I believe it is incumbent on us as parliamentarians to take our responsibilities into our hands and demand that the Liberals produce these documents, as the Speaker has ruled, and ensure the RCMP can have them so it can finally do the work of investigating this massive scandal.