You made a comment that I found rather interesting. You said that you felt it was the minister's duty to protect his or her department. You and I would disagree on that completely. I think it's the minister's responsibility to protect the people who fall under the umbrella of it. In this case, it would be to protect veterans, not to protect the department. If there are flaws in the department, I think ministers would want to know that. That would be my perspective on that.
On November 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.