Mr. Speaker, foreign interference is an issue that is detrimental to our national security and to the safety of all Canadians. National security experts, like former directors of CSIS Richard Fadden and Ward Elcock, have already urged all party leaders to get their national security clearance so they can view and act on intelligence.
Yesterday, the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security heard from prominent leaders in the Sikh community who urged the Conservative Party leader to follow the example of all other party leaders and get his national security clearance so he can protect Canadians from foreign interference in his own party. However, on this issue, the leader of the Conservative Party has chosen wilful blindness. In doing so, he continues to put Canada's national security at risk. That is not leadership.
Canadians expect and deserve better. Once again, I guess the rumours are true.