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The debate centered on the administration of the Prime Minister’s ethics screen and claims of undisclosed conflicts of interest. Conservatives stated that the Ethics Commissioner is not receiving necessary records regarding the PM’s ethics screen, alleging that key decisions are made secretly by senior advisors and that conflicts of interest involving Brookfield are being withheld. Liberals countered these claims by asserting that the Prime Minister is adhering to established rules and that the opposition’s focus on ethics constitutes character assassination while the government prioritizes economic development.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Michael Cooper

Conservative

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“The Ethics Commissioner does not get records about the Prime Minister's conflicts of interest. His top two advisers make these decisions in secret, so the commissioner cannot check them. Why is the government keeping these records from her?”
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Mr. Speaker, this week at committee, it was revealed that the Ethics Commissioner has been left in the dark regarding the administration of the Prime Minister’s ethics screen. Decisions around the invocation of the screen are being made entirely in secret by the Prime Minister’s top two advisers. Records of these decisions are not being shared with the commissioner, meaning that the commissioner has no idea if the Prime Minister is in fact being screened out of decisions where he has a conflict of interest. Why are these records being withheld from the commissioner?

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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal
“The Conservatives need to stop attacking the Prime Minister's character. The Prime Minister is focused on building a stronger, healthier economy for everyone, and the Conservatives should recognize the good things this government is doing.”

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Mr. Speaker, it is frankly really and truly quite shameful the way in which the Conservative Party wants to continue the character assassination of the Prime Minister. At the end of the day, the Prime Minister is focused, as the government is, on building a stronger and healthier Canada, a Canada that works for all. The Conservatives need to get out of the gutter and start recognizing the many positive things that are happening as a direct result of this government and this Prime Minister reaching out and building that stronger and healthier economy. It is time to step up—

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Michael Cooper

Conservative
“The Ethics Commissioner told the Prime Minister to set up an ethics screen because of his conflicts with Brookfield. Billions of dollars have gone to Brookfield, but the government is keeping its conflict records secret from the public and the commissioner. I want to know why the Prime Minister is withholding these records.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Ethics Commissioner ordered the Prime Minister to set up an ethics screen because of his vast conflicts with Brookfield. The Prime Minister’s Office claims that for the purpose of transparency, every time a conflict is flagged, an analysis is done and it is documented, except there is zero transparency. These records are not public and they are not being shared with the commissioner. Meanwhile, billions of dollars have flowed to Brookfield. Why the secrecy? Again, why are these records being withheld from the commissioner?

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Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal
“The Prime Minister is following the same ethics rules that Stephen Harper followed. The Conservatives should stop attacking his character and start working with us to help the economy and make life more affordable.”

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Mr. Speaker, when the member worked with Stephen Harper, the rules we have were established, and the Prime Minister today is following the same rules as Stephen Harper. The biggest difference is that the Conservatives tend to want to be in the gutter consistently with character assassination, when we have a Prime Minister who is doing a fine job of representing Canadians and building a healthier and stronger economy. It is time that the Conservatives start providing action on the many initiatives, whether it is on the issue of affordability or building that—

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