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Justice Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has told Canadians to “heed very carefully” the words of Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick. Last week, that clerk said, “ I do not see where the former Attorney General was a solicitor. The matter was never discussed at cabinet...So she was not
February 25th, 2019House debate
Justice Mr. Speaker, on September 4, SNC was told there was no deal. On September 17, the Prime Minister and Privy Council clerk met with the former attorney general to discuss SNC. On December 5, the Prime Minister's top staffer, Gerry Butts, met with her to discuss it. On December 18,
February 25th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I respect and admire the hon. member for Wellington—Halton Hills' constant efforts to improve and reform this institution and so many other institutions. Therefore, I take very seriously the points he makes about the Constitution. As he talked about respect for the
February 25th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford for his reminder that on two or three occasions, the former attorney general has used the expression “speaking truth to power” and has asked to do so. As he said, she has also retained a former Supreme Court justi
February 25th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the first point made by the member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook was that ministers of the Crown could share information and discuss it with others. As I said in my remarks, I not only think it is right, but that it is necessary for an attorney general to speak w
February 25th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the motion before us to compel the Prime Minister of Canada to appear before the justice committee to answer questions in this affair, which has grown and changed over the last couple of weeks in quite dramatic ways. I would like to begin
February 25th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary spoke about the importance of two processes that are under way: the first, the justice committee; and the second, the review inquiry by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. At the justice committee, he talked about how that c
February 25th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, in light of what the leader of the opposition said to us about the decision having been made by the director of public prosecutions, and then about subsequent efforts by the Prime Minister, by the clerk and by people in the Prime Minister's Office to change her mind,
February 25th, 2019House debate
Justice Madam Speaker, when the former attorney general was fired, she emphasized the need for an independent judicial system. Why? When the Prime Minister's chief adviser Gerry Butts resigned, he highlighted the former attorney general. Why? When the former attorney general stood in t
February 22nd, 2019House debate
Justice Madam Speaker, there were 50 meetings between executives of a company at the highest levels of the Liberal government, and an engineering company meeting on what? Justice issues. That is time the Prime Minister could have spent finding real solutions to our housing crisis, fighti
February 22nd, 2019House debate
Justice Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Liberals on the justice committee refused to ensure that people from the Prime Minister's Office would testify; not Gerry Butts and not the other officials who held dozens of meetings with SNC-Lavalin to discuss criminal charges. How will Canadians ge
February 20th, 2019House debate
Government Accountability Mr. Speaker, we have spent the day urging the Prime Minister to waive any solicitor-client privilege that may exist here and allow the former attorney general to speak to troubling allegations of alleged political interference. Within the hour, the justice committee will meet to
February 19th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary spent a lot of time talking about the solicitor-client privilege issue, which I concede and agree with him is a constitutionalized matter in our Constitution. However, there is another constitutional convention. According to the late Mar
February 19th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I understand there were dozens of meetings with the Prime Minister's Office and officials and that there was a well-known meeting between the then attorney general and the principal secretary, Mr. Butts, which has been recorded as well. I believe this massive compa
February 19th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for St. Albert—Edmonton and I have put forward motions that would allow for certain people to come and testify and for certain records to be produced. I am not yet prepared to conclude that the committee, which he and I have the honour of being vice-c
February 19th, 2019House debate