Mr. Speaker, following the recent revelations concerning the existence of a third videotape involving the airborne regiment in Petawawa, the minister of defence gave one press conference after another and said that the situation was totally bizarre. Obviously overtaken by the events, the minister has lost control of his department.
Now that the minister has decided to dismantle the 2nd Airborne Regiment, are we to understand that the removal of Major-General Vernon, who was designated as scapegoat, constitutes phase II of the minister's strategy to bury the Petawawa powder keg without getting to the bottom of this matter?