Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Defence. We are over $550 billion in debt and every day I ask questions pertaining to the minister's serious mismanagement of his portfolio.
Information I have received today indicates that the minister is purchasing 150 quill pens in black velvet cases. They are engraved in gold with the words Minister of National Defence, for the price of approximately $2,000. This is pure balderdash. Could the minister explain the expenditure to Canadians?