Mr. Jacques Gourde (CPC): How many times has the Prime Minister met with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to discuss his loose ethics?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, as you know, I am always pleased to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have.
Mr. Jacques Gourde (CPC): Mr. Speaker, it is a very simple question, but mainly it is a question of trust.
What Canadians are hearing is that there are laws that apply to them but that do not apply to the Prime Minister.
I will repeat my question. How many times has the Prime Minister met with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, as I have always said, I am very pleased to meet with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and work with her to answer any questions she may have on this subject or any other.
Hon. Candice Bergen (CPC): The question is not if he is happy or satisfied or feeling good about meeting the Ethics Commissioner. Has the Prime Minister met with the Ethics Commissioner, and if so, how many times? It is very, very simple.
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have. That is what Canadians expect of the Prime Minister and that is exactly what I am doing.
Hon. Candice Bergen (CPC): Mr. Speaker, what Canadians expect is that their Prime Minister would give a clear answer to a clear and a simple question. If he has something to hide, then Canadians want to know that as well. I would suggest, if he wants to send Canadians the message that he has nothing to hide, that he answer the question.
How many times has the Prime Minister met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to work with and answer the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner’s questions . . . Canadians expect the Prime Minister to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner any time she has questions, and that is exactly what I have been doing.
Mr. John Brassard (CPC): Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister keeps saying he is happy to meet with the Ethics Commissioner and answer any questions she might have, but he is really playing a game of political survivor by outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting the Ethics Commissioner over his vacation to billionaire island.
It has been asked four times already. I do not even know why I am trying, to be frank, but I will repeat the simple question. How many times has the Prime Minister met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy, as should be any member of this House, to work with the Ethics Commissioner and answer any questions that she may have. I think that is important.
Mr. John Brassard (CPC): What a charade, Mr. Speaker . . .
He has been asked five times today about the Ethics Commissioner. For the sake of my colleagues, I will ask it again. How many times, how many times, how many times, how many times, how many times, and how many times has he met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): I will work with and answer the questions that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner may have.
Hon. Thomas Mulcair (NDP): Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister truly believes in the importance of question period, if he sincerely believes in transparency and accountability, he is going to have to find it somewhere inside himself to answer this very basic question, because it only concerns him and he knows the answer.
He is being investigated by the Ethics Commissioner. How many times has the Prime Minister communicated with the Ethics Commissioner? Answer the question.
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, when asked the same question, I will give the same answer. I am happy to work with the Ethics Commissioner on any questions she may have.
Mr. Alexander Nuttall (CPC): For the eighth time, how many times have you met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy to sit and work with the Ethics Commissioner on answering any of the questions she may have.
Mr. Gérard Deltell (CPC): I would like to ask him a very clear question for the ninth time. How many times did he meet with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner? I would like a clear answer. Canadians want to know.
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have.
Mr. Alain Rayes (CPC): This should be an easy answer: one, two, or three times. I am sure it is less than five times.
This is a simple question. Was it one time, or was it zero?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have.
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (CPC): How many times did the Prime Minister meet with the Ethics Commissioner with regard to the investigation into his trip to billionaire island?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy to answer as many questions as the members opposite have, but if they ask the same question, they will keep getting the same answer. I am pleased to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions that she might have.
Mrs. Cathy McLeod (CPC): I will try a different angle. Was it zero times the Prime Minister met with the Ethics Commissioner, was it one to five, or was it six to ten?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy to work with the Ethics Commissioner on any questions that she might have.
Mr. David Sweet (CPC): Could you please tell the House how many times you have met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy to work with the Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have.
Mr. David Anderson (CPC): Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister broke the law. He accepted gifts worth thousands of dollars on billionaire island. He is under investigation by the Ethics Commissioner. His obligation is to be honest with Canadians. What is he covering up here? How many times has he communicated with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to work with the Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions that she might have.
Hon. Peter Kent (CPC): Mr. Speaker . . . Just how many times has he met the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy to work with the Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she might have.
Hon. Michelle Rempel (CPC): Mr. Speaker, a well-known French writer once said, “Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.” Will the Prime Minister stop hiding the truth, show Canadians what he is actually made of, and tell Canadians how many times he has met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am happy to work with the Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have.
Mrs. Kelly Block (CPC): How many times has the Prime Minister met with the Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to work with the Ethics Commissioner and to answer any questions that she may have.
Mr. Luc Berthold (CPC): Why does the Prime Minister refuse to answer Canadians?
How many times did he meet with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner?
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (LIB): Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to work with the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to answer any questions she may have.