Madam Speaker, as governments continue on, particularly Liberal governments, there is a sense of entitlement that starts to creep in. We are see that the Liberals really believe that they should reward their friends. They really believe that there are “rules for thee but not for me”.
If we think about that, one of the ways we can see that is when the high-flying, hypocritical Prime Minister has no problem burning literally hundreds of thousands of carbon emissions as he flies around the world. An individual with a family member in their car may use about three tonnes a year versus the hundred thousand or so that he will burn through on just one trip. I think the challenge is that people are seeing a trend here. They are seeing that it is more about “do as I say, not as I do”.
People have been very concerned, and they want to make sure that there is accountability. That is our job as the official opposition, to hold the government to account.