Madam Speaker, in law school, we learned a maxim: When we have the facts on our side, we argue the facts; when we have the law on our side, we argue the law; and when we have neither the facts nor the law on our side, we raise our voices and bang our desks. That is exactly what we just saw from the NDP-Liberal member.
Let us talk about a couple of things. If the Liberals want to improve national security, they can release the names, which is what we have been calling for, just as they could release the documents. Do we see the pattern? They claim all kinds of privileges while they hide information they claim is not necessary. The Prime Minister has allegedly had access to all this information and has not done a single thing to protect anyone in this country from a single scintilla of foreign interference, but somehow the so-called security briefing, which is mostly a muzzling order, would change things. It would not.
Let us have sunlight. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Liberals should release the names of the people alleged to be involved in foreign interference and release the documents. Let us have some transparency. Wait a minute, they ran on being an open and transparent government nine years ago.