“The Liberals blocked a committee motion to have the Prime Minister's wife testify about her new government role. She should have to explain her work and how she plans to oversee 1.2 billion dollars in public funds. If there is nothing to hide, the Liberals should let her answer questions.”

“Mr. Speaker, yesterday at the fisheries and oceans committee, the Liberals blocked a motion to have the Prime Minister’s wife, Diana Fox Carney, appear to explain her appointment as Canada’s new ocean envoy. The request was straightforward: explain her mandate, her priorities and how she plans to oversee more than $1.2 billion in taxpayer funding tied to the role created by her husband, the Prime Minister. If there is nothing to hide, why are the Liberals preventing Mrs. Carney from appearing before the committee responsible for fisheries and oceans, and being accountable to Canadians for this appointment and the taxpayer funds associated with it?”

“The Prime Minister gave his wife an official role with over $1.2 billion in tax dollars. The government is not a family business, and insiders should not be helping themselves while Canadians suffer. I want Diana Fox Carney to come to the fisheries committee to explain her role and answer to Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, Diana Fox Carney has been given an official government role that her husband, the Prime Minister, created, and she has been given more than 1.2 billion tax dollars to work with. The government is not a family-run business. It is not The Sopranos, but it is looking more and more like well-connected Liberal insiders are taking care of themselves while the people they govern are suffering. If that is not the case, why not allow Mrs. Carney to come to the committee responsible for fisheries and oceans to explain her role and be accountable to Canadians?”