Madam Speaker, I heard the member speak quite a bit about the Constitution, so I am sure he is well aware that the three branches of our system of government, which are the executive, the legislative and the judiciary, have separate powers and separate constraints too.
The RCMP wrote to the law clerk of the House of Commons in July saying that it cannot use the records received through this process for the investigation, as the charter rights of the suspect are affected. That is number one. Number two, the Auditor General has expressed concerns that we are blurring the division of powers and responsibilities.
First, are we not being counterproductive in giving the RCMP what it needs? The RCMP understands that it has a legal process for obtaining the records and documents, whatever it needs, to start an investigation. Does he not recognize that?
Second, can the member confirm that Ms. Annette Verschuren, the former chair of SDTC, who is central to this question, was the adviser to two former Conservative prime ministers, was a donor to the Conservative Party and, in fact, donated two years back during the leadership race for the Conservative Party?