Mr. Speaker. my hon. friend, the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, spoke in error in saying that to request all opposition party leaders fulfill their obligations in applying for top secret security clearance has the implication that only one person then knows what potential foreign influence has affected current sitting members of Parliament. As someone who has top secret security clearance, I remain baffled that the leader of the official opposition has declined to apply for such.
I ask my hon. colleague from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo to reflect on what he said and correct the record of his own statements. Clearly, a federal party opposition leader having top secret security clearance does not mean that only one person knows the top secret information. I would also ask him to consider whether he really means that top secret information that is illegally shared under our federal legislation should be sent to all Canadians.