Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the incredibly hard work he has been doing. I know he has been at the forefront of uncovering this scandal for a while now.
I just learned something new. I was not aware that the Prime Minister's Office basically suggested that the access to information law is somehow more important than the will of Parliament. I flat out disagree with that assertion.
I represent a rural riding. I come from a family with a modest background. I have to defend, even with my own family members, that there are legitimate reasons to protect certain things. Especially with my background in national security, I know that sometimes they need to be protected. However, when it comes to corruption, insider information or the bad spending of taxpayers' dollars, that should be transparent, especially when it is brought forward like this.
Ultimately, these documents do, in my opinion, need to be turned over. The will of Parliament must be upheld.