Madam Speaker, I will take a stab at answering the question of why we are here. We are here because the Conservative leader wants to play a multi-million dollar game, believing he has a right to filibuster to the extent that all other things are pushed to the side. At the end of the day, I would suggest he believes it is okay to abuse the authority of the House of Commons. He believes that as a Parliament, we can ask for anything we want of society, whether we agree or disagree with the RCMP. In this case, the Conservative leader disagrees with the RCMP and wants to override it and claim otherwise.
Does the member believe, as his leader believes, that we can completely disregard the RCMP commissioner's opinion on the political game the Conservatives are playing? The RCMP has said it does not want to receive the documents the Conservatives are forcing through by a rule in the House of Commons.