Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.
A few weeks ago, the government announced that there would be an inquiry to shed light on the behaviour of Canadian peacekeepers in Somalia.
This morning, we learned that, on the advice of his lawyers, the Minister of National Defence has ordered that no document relating to the inquiry is to be made available to the media and the public under the Access to Information Act.
How does the Deputy Prime Minister explain her government's refusal to give access to the documents which relate to the inquiry on the behaviour of Canadian soldiers in Somalia?