Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are not telling Canadians the truth about the principle of restraint. Whether it is in the Criminal Code or not, it exists in common law, so their attacks on Supreme Court precedents are nothing but political theatrics.
First, we respect the rule of law and will never use the notwithstanding clause to override Supreme Court decisions. Second, we do not go online to attack Crown prosecutors or call the brave men and women of the RCMP, who protect our country and Canadians, “despicable”. Third, unlike the member for Haldimand—Norfolk, we do not present petitions calling for Canada to withdraw from the United Nations and the World Health Organization, which shows just how extreme Conservatives are willing to be.
That is the difference between this principled Liberal government and the Conservatives' reckless politics.