Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for his speech.
Since he raised the issue of honesty, I would ask him to be honest in the context of the debate we are having right now.
Unfortunately, following the events of October 22, the Conservatives refused to change the schedule of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, which has prevented the committee from hearing from some individuals directly involved, specifically, some veterans' groups and representatives of the public service union.
I wonder if the parliamentary secretary can tell me why the Conservatives have been so inflexible and why—there is no denying it—they refused to have a truly open debate on an issue as important as this.