Mr. Speaker, I ask the hon. member in asking questions to make sure he has his facts correct.
I remind the House of something that came out yesterday. Had he watched the press conference by the chief of the defence staff, he may have discovered that he was not entirely correct in his question.
The senior judge in the Canadian forces, the judge advocate general, on the recommendation of the chief of the defence staff and the commander of land forces, did a special inquiry and concluded that the officer in question did nothing illegal.
With respect to being open, I have to tell the hon. member who talked about destroyed tapes that these were copies. The original tape is now answering to our question and a previous question about transparency.
In addition to all the things the Prime Minister and I mentioned, the particular tape is also available to the commission of inquiry.