On a point of order, Mr. Chair, we are here to discuss the estimates. That's what the minister is here for. He'll be at the Afghanistan committee next week.
I believe that Mr. Dosanjh is talking about a time in 2006 when the minister was not, in fact, the Minister of Defence; he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He's here as the Minister of National Defence to discuss issues related to his ministry, not what happened when he was Minister of Foreign Affairs.