Mr. Speaker, I am glad the hon. member has raised this question. We will be going through a difficult period in the next few months. It will be totally impossible for me, as minister of defence, to make any comment surrounding the courts martial that are now under way as a result of alleged actions by members of our forces a year or so ago in Somalia.
I know it will be difficult for the House, but I hope members will understand that I cannot, as the minister, do or say anything that may impede the cause of justice.