Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague on an excellent speech. I want to ask him a particular question.
I have noticed, and he has noted, that the Conservatives have now had three slots in which to put forward a speaker. They have not. The only person who seems to stand up to speak or to ask questions or to do anything at all is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.
It is interesting. The only reason people are so tightly scripted and secretive about everything they are going to do is that they are afraid that someone will make a mistake. Does the hon. member think that is so?
Second, the Prime Minister's Office actually gave to many of its ministers a guide, which, on page 28, said:
Ministers and Ministers of State are personally responsible for the conduct and operation of their offices and the exempt staff in their employ.
The Prime Minister has said that, what, 15 of his staff had deceived him. Should he not be responsible for this? Should the buck not stop with him?