Madam Speaker, I think the hon. Leader of the Opposition has stated very clearly and succinctly his reason. In fact, the former leader of the NDP, Tom Mulcair, agrees with the Leader of the Opposition.
It is baffling that the government was talking to the Washington Post about foreign interference a week before the announcement on Thanksgiving Day. If it is truly an issue of national security, why are the Liberals giving the information to an American newspaper? There are sections in the CSIS Act allowing the Prime Minister to inform the Leader of the Opposition, if he wanted to, about this. The same provisions that were afforded to the member for Wellington—Halton Hills, for example, could be afforded to the Leader of the Opposition, so this is completely a red herring. It is an issue to distract from the failed economic policies of the government, and the Liberals are going to continue to use it as a means to distract and divide.