Mr. Speaker, this morning I received a very moving letter from a retired armed forces captain, Stephen Ransier in Guelph. What made it moving was that along with it he included his Canadian service decoration for years and years of military service in the Canadian Armed Forces.
This is what he said: "I have concluded that I can no longer wear my Canadian forces decoration-with pride or honour". He lists the reasons why: lack of moral leadership; a minister of defence who appears to have no concept of or interest in the military; and a chief of the defence staff who abrogates his responsibilities.
What does the Prime Minister have to say to Captain Ransier and others like him who are so disappointed in the leadership at the top that they return their Canadian forces decorations?