Madam Speaker, six months ago, the House of Commons ordered the production of all documents from the federal government related to the corruption and cronyism uncovered in the Sustainable Development Technology Canada program, a.k.a. the Liberals' green slush fund. At least $400 million was improperly paid, and police are investigating. Conflicts of interest and even laws were ignored or violated by program officials. SDTC was a get-rich scheme for well-connected consultants.
The Liberals have refused to comply with the order from Parliament, which is empowered to oversee the government. Indeed, it is the primary reason we are all elected to this place. Because of this, the chamber is gridlocked. The Liberals must produce the green slush fund documents without redactions, so Canadians can get a full picture of how their tax dollars are mismanaged.
I detailed the deeply troubling mismanagement by senior officials of this program on October 22. I am back tonight because the Liberals just do not listen to common sense, nor are they ready to uphold the principles of Parliament.
I also serve as chairman of the House of Commons public accounts committee, which has been actively investigating the rot that has taken hold of this once-functioning agency. Our committee has discovered how deep it goes, and it is deeper than we previously imagined. That is why, almost every week, we see at committee that the Liberals and their coalition partner, the NDP, are working to end our investigation into the green slush fund. In recent weeks—