Madam Speaker, members of Parliament, above all else, are servants of the Canadian people. Whether we are working in the chamber or in the committee rooms, we must carry that hallowed responsibility wherever we go. Constituents are counting on us to carry out the work they sent us here to do.
Right now, members of the transport committee are being denied that opportunity to work and serve. Liberal MPs are obstructing our work because they do not want to hear the testimony of victims in our study of unsafe truck driving practices.
Voting against our motion to hear from victims is the Liberals' democratic right. However, cancelling meetings to avoid a vote is not just wrong; it is undemocratic. Enough is enough. Liberal members of the transport committee need to fulfill their democratic responsibility, let victims be heard and let parliamentarians get back to work.