Mr. Speaker, I have three very important petitions to present today. The first is on behalf of concerned Canadians who are bringing to the House's attention the fact that Conservative members of Parliament for Brantford—Brant, Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex went on a taxpayer-funded trip to France in June. It is deeply troubling that the duly elected members were not allowed to speak to fellow MPs while there. In fact, they were forced to return early from the trip.
The Canadian petitioners are calling upon the Conservative members of Parliament who wasted taxpayers' money, and who put their party leadership rules above their duty to taxpayers, to repay in full those wasted costs.