Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today and address what has been a littering of misinformation on the floor of the House of Commons.
Over the last number of weeks, I have witnessed well over 150 Conservative speeches, and it can be fairly depressing at times, with the amount of misinformation they consistently put on the record. One would think there is someone in the back who is telling them what to say, they are so repetitive. It is not easy to throw them off track because they have been instructed by the leader of the Conservative Party on exactly what they have to say. It does not have to be the truth, but they have to say it. Rumour has it that if they actually say it and say it right, they get a gold star, and a number of them get a lot of gold stars.
Let us give a reality check on what is actually taking place. We have the leader of the Conservative Party, who I would ultimately argue is in borderline contempt for what is taking place on the floor of the House of Commons, and I do not say that lightly. We can think about it. The leader of the Conservative Party today was the parliamentary secretary to Stephen Harper. Stephen Harper was the only prime minister, not only in Canada but in the entire British Commonwealth, to be held in contempt of Parliament.
Why am I not surprised to see that the current leader is following suit? After all, not only was he Stephen Harper's parliamentary secretary, but they were also very close—