Mr. Speaker, I realize the Liberal member believes he is a member of the Liberal government. However, he is not in cabinet. He has never been in cabinet and I do not believe he will be in cabinet. His job, like the rest of us, is to hold the government to account.
The RCMP can do with the documents what it pleases, but the House of Commons has the right and the privilege to demand the production of papers. That is what the government does not understand. The Liberals say maybe the RCMP does not want the information in that format, maybe the RCMP would prefer the documents to come in a different way, or the RCMP could do something else if it wanted to.
Parliament is supreme. It has the ability to demand the production of papers. That has been done. That bridge has been crossed. Now it is up to the government to obey the lawful order of the House of Commons. The Liberal government wants to break that rule. That is why we are having this debate, because the government has broken faith with Parliament. It has decided it does not need to listen to Parliament, although the Speaker has said that, yes, it does.
Until such time as the government turns over the documents, as has been demanded by this Parliament through a lawful vote, we will continue to stand up for our democratic institutions, for members of Parliament and for our rights. We will not be distracted by the comments of a Liberal backbencher.