Mr. Speaker, this week, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change proved himself to be the champion of consensus. Both environmental groups and Canada's energy industry have attacked his Liberal plan to cap Canadian energy production.
He was a champion of consensus thanks to his bad decision, and now he has a duty and obligation to be the champion of transparency in the SDTC scandal. After all, that is exactly why the House is currently paralyzed. The minister still holds assets in funds managed by Cycle Capital, which is literally at the heart of this scandal. Cycle Capital, headed by a former green fund board member, has received over $10 million in public money.
We have been raising this issue for weeks in committee. Now, in response to valid questions from the Journal de Montréal, the minister's office has refused to give details of his holdings. Let us not forget that the Auditor General of Canada concluded that this green fund has paid out nearly $400 million over the past five years while disregarding ethical rules.
The minister needs to shed light on this issue.