Madam Speaker, this morning, my hon. colleague spoke of the important duty of a government to disclose documents after Parliament has requested them. Of course, I agree with that very much.
The member took the present government to task for not disclosing the documents that have been ordered by the House. He was in the House between 2011 and 2015, as was I, when the government of Stephen Harper was order to do so twice, once to produce documents for the Afghan detainees case and once to disclose important cost information over its crime legislation. That government refused, also defied the will of Parliament and was found in contempt.
Can the member tell us why? What is the difference between the Harper government refusing to disclose documents in contempt of the House and the current government doing so?