Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has not addressed all the facts correctly.
Any member of the armed forces has the right, the duty and the obligation to make evidence available to the commission. I have stated that in the House previously and I state it again today. The obligation to make evidence available does not obviate their responsibility under the National Defence Act to abide by Canadian forces discipline.
If someone wants to give evidence to the commission or if they want to travel to Ottawa to see the commissioners, obviously they have to seek permission of commanding officers so their posts are not abandoned in a wanton way.
This individual had every right to come here. All he had to do was ask before he arrived. That is the reason there may be a disciplinary matter involved.