Senator Plett: This is what you would call sucking and blowing at the same time, leader. One minute you’re not able to comment on what The Globe and Mail says, and then when you act, you say you acted because of what The Globe and Mail said. Which is it, leader? As you often say, leader — these are your words — to be clear, Canadians can see exactly what is going on here. And they can. The Prime Minister and his government did nothing about Beijing’s interference because they benefited from it. The paltry actions they’ve taken recently are because of leaks to the media. It’s as simple as that.

I’ve repeatedly asked how many other parliamentarians were targeted by Beijing’s interference. Now we have learned over the weekend that former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole and NDP MP Jenny Kwan have been contacted by CSIS. Two national security sources told The Globe and Mail that the Trudeau government has been provided with a list of other diplomats that could be considered for expulsion.

Let me ask you these questions, leader: Have any other parliamentarians been targeted? Are there other agents of the Beijing government that should be expelled for foreign interference? What would it take for your government to remove them now — not years from now?