Mr. Speaker, the member began her intervention by saying that the rule of law was somehow not being properly defended or was being threatened by this situation, but Mr. Wernick, in his very powerful testimony, opened by saying:
Should Canadians be worried about the rule of law in this country? No. In the matter of SNC-Lavalin, it is now seven years since the first police raid on the company and four years since charges were laid by the RCMP, and during that entire time and up to today, the independence of the investigative and prosecutorial function has never been compromised.
Mr. Wernick is an exceptional public servant—so exceptional, in fact, that he served under Prime Minister Harper. That means Prime Minister Harper had confidence in Michael Wernick. He had confidence in his judgment and he had confidence his integrity, but then all of a sudden Mr. Wernick says a truth that is not the truth of the opposition, and we hear calls of partisanship. Why are we changing our view based on what the opposition wants to hear, not on what is the truth?