Ethics  Mr. Speaker, I find it amazing any time the Liberals talk about accountability, but to choose this particular member as their spokesperson is really a new level of audacity. This is a member who was found guilty of illegal robocalls in the last election. He made the calls. He g

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, any and all expenses for the Conservative Party of Canada during a campaign have been paid by the party and reported accordingly to Elections Canada. That is how the rules work, and we follow all of those rules.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, clearly, the Liberals are attempting to divert attention from the reality that they have in their Senate caucus a member who is a beneficiary on a $1.7 million off-shore account, an account that was never reported and was kept entirely secret. The Liberal leader has

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has already answered the question, and Mr. Wright has answered very clearly that he takes sole personal responsibility for his decision. He offered his resignation, which has been accepted. By contrast, on the other side, the NDP leader kept secre

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the answer is simple. The Prime Minister has always said that all inappropriate expenses would have to be repaid. He said that to Mr. Duffy directly in February, and he has been saying it openly and publicly throughout Canada for a long time. That is the position th

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Wright took sole responsibility for his decision. He resigned and the Prime Minister accepted his resignation.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we all believe that any inappropriate expenses should be reimbursed. All Canadians believe it, our caucus believes it, everyone believes it. I hope the New Democrats believe it as well.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister became informed after the matter was in the media, and he took action accordingly. Now the question is how can we work to reform the Senate to ensure this never happens again. We have put forward 11 tough new rules to require accountability in th

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Wright has taken sole responsibility for his decision. He offered his resignation to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister accepted it. By contrast, the leader of the NDP has been aware of two of his senior critics trying to avoid their taxes. One of them is th

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been very clear that any expenses that were inappropriate should be repaid. In fact, he told Mike Duffy that in February. The Prime Minister said something else. Let me quote: Anyone who wants to use public office for their own benefit shou

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, an independent investigation is underway, and we are going to respect that process. Meanwhile, a senator is trying to hide $1.7 million in an offshore banking account so that she does not have to pay taxes. Yet Canadians have to pay their taxes. Why has the Liberal

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we will respect the independent examination that the House and Senate ethics officers are undertaking separate from this government. However, that does not answer the question for the leader of the Liberal Party. He has in his Senate caucus today a senator who is t

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has already said that he found out about this after the story broke in the media. He already answered that question very clearly. However, the NDP leader has not yet answered the real question. He was aware of a bribery attempt. He decided to hide

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as we have already stated, the Prime Minister found out about it after the media broke the story. The moment he was aware of the payment, he disclosed all of the facts. The NDP leader, on the other hand, hid the fact that he was offered a bribe. Had he let the auth

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, she says that she still does not understand the answer we have given, but we have given the same answer from the very beginning. The Prime Minister learned of the payment after it was reported in the media. He has been very clear on that ever since. The NDP leader h