Mr. Speaker, as all members know, on Friday the Minister of National Defence resigned and today the chief of defence staff has resigned. These resignations have been accepted by the government. We want to congratulate the Prime Minister on belatedly and finally acknowledging that there has been a leadership problem at the top.
As recently as last week the Prime Minister was telling this House that General Boyle and the former Minister of National Defence enjoyed the government's complete confidence. Will the Prime Minister explain to the House what happened between last Thursday and today to destroy that confidence?