Mr. Speaker, the fact that one of my colleagues in the Bloc would ask why we even need to continue demanding these documents gives me pause, and I want to explain further the SNC-Lavalin situation. The former attorney general was not of the opinion that SNC-Lavalin met the criteria in the provisions added to the Criminal Code just months before, but the Prime Minister sent his most trusted adviser and his Clerk of the Privy Council to make it clear to the minister that she had better obey or else. Minister Wilson-Raybould had more credibility than anyone in the PMO, and she did not budge. For that reason, she was shuffled into Veterans Affairs, opening the position of Attorney General to David Lametti. He did not have the same moral compass as Ms. Wilson-Raybould; he was just happy to be in cabinet, so he signed whatever paper the Prime Minister put in front of him. When this scandal became public, the Prime Minister claimed that what was in The Globe and Mail was false. Of course, it was not false; the Prime Minister lied, and his office tried to ruin the reputation of Ms. Wilson-Raybould in the media.
In the House of Commons on October 8th, 2024. See this statement in context.