Mr. Speaker, I would like to follow up on the question of the hon. member for Charlesbourg.
The Minister of National Defence instructed soldiers to bring forward any relevant evidence to the Somalia inquiry, promising there would be no reprisals. Corporal Michel Purnelle finds that hard to believe. He tried to appear before the commission but was arrested even after the commission had told military authorities it wanted to see him.
Why is the minister, contrary to his assurances, permitting his department to intimidate witnesses?