Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct one thing the hon. member said. The inquiry will not prejudice the appeals that will be going on perhaps at the same time.
With respect to the other part of the question, in terms of the conditions, the terms of reference of the inquiry, this question was posed last Friday by his colleague and these terms of reference are being worked on by the judge advocate general of the Canadian Armed Forces and also the officials of the Department of Justice. Once we announce the composition of the inquiry, the head of the inquiry and the other board members, the terms of reference will also be announced.
Those terms of reference will be wide enough and broad enough to deal with all of the complaints made by people such as Major Armstrong and members of the opposition and other people in the country who feel that this particular matter is grave, and we agree, and has to be dealt with as expeditiously as possible.