Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I actually think it's not either-or. I think it's both. Mr. Housefather's motion is to focus on DND rather than the Governor General. I know in a past life when I worked for a minister, I booked Challenger jets and I booked the larger jet as well. The office of the minister is involved in the discussion about what food is provided and of course in this case there was also, I believe, alcohol involved. DND does not handle alcohol, so the Governor General's office would have been involved in those decisions about the alcohol that was served.
I think DND manages the plane. They provide the pilots. They do all the logistics. They serve the food, but the choices usually of what happens on the plane, what food and beverages are served on the plane, are made by the office that is booking.
I think there is probably a bit of responsibility on both sides, DND and the Office of the Governor General. I would fear that, with the amendment on this, we'd be only getting a small part of the story and missing the ultimate accountability, which is the Office of the Governor General, which would have approved whatever was proposed for that plane.