Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, we have gone from “in due course” to “in the near future” to “we will take the time to get it right”. The fact is, Conservatives have dragged their heels on giving Elections Canada the tools it needs to combat election fraud, just as their lawyer ran interference for months to prevent interviews of Conservatives by Elections Canada investigators.
Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I would like to first congratulate the minister for having graduated from promising legislation in due course yesterday to promising it in the near future.
Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, now it is “in the very near future” and no longer “in due course”.
Mr. Craig Scott (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, in his report, the Chief Electoral Officer is asking for more investigative powers, additional penalties and fraud prevention tools.
The NDP made the same requests in its motion passed over a year ago and in the bill that I introduced because the Conservatives did not meet their own deadline.
