41st General Election  Mr. Speaker, I would encourage my hon. colleague to actually read the judgment, which found that there was no evidence linking the Conservative Party or its officials, or its candidates in fact, to any wrongful activity in this regard. In fact, the ultra-partisan group that broug

Government Accountability  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister does take responsibility for leading this country, and the results speak for themselves. Just today we saw a 2.5% economic growth, much bigger than expectations. Exports are up by 6%. We have had seven consecutive quarters of economic growth; 900,

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has made his position clear. Mr. Wright has taken full responsibility for what happened. He tendered his resignation, and the Prime Minister accepted it.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, I could spend all day talking about the era of Liberal scandal, the missing $40 million the Liberals still have not repaid, but I would rather talk about the fantastic economic growth numbers we saw today: 2.5% in economic growth, 6.5% growth in exports, and seven co

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as I just said, Canadians trust us because we are showing real leadership and we are getting the job done. Economic growth, for instance, has been much greater than we expected. We created 900,000 jobs and cut the deficit in half. We are creating jobs and leading the

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the reason the minister said that is because it is true. The Conservative Party pays all of its campaign funds out of party funds, and we report those accordingly to Elections Canada.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we already answered that question. An independent investigation will determine whether or not all this was legal. However, is it legal to offer bribes? No, that is fraud, which is a crime. The NDP leader should have reported it to police, but he hid it for 17 years

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, that is up to the independent investigation to determine. The NDP leader knew about an attempted bribe. He was offered a bribe. He hid that information for 17 years. He should have said something, he could have said something, but he did not. That is outrageous.

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.