Mr. Speaker, my question is for the minister of defence.
Senior officers in the army live in sumptuous government owned houses for which they pay a ridiculously low rent. Rear-Admiral Larry Murray, for example, pays $519 a month for a home appraised at more than $389,000, and Lieutenant-General Scott Clements spends $581 a month for a home appraised at more than $657,000.
How can the minister of defence accept that enlisted personnel pay $569 for very modest accommodations, while senior officers pay the same amount for houses four times the size and much more luxurious?