Mr. Speaker, a very long time before the leader of the third party came to Parliament the Minister of National Defence was a member of Parliament serving in the cabinet. It is because of his experience that I asked him to take on this very difficult task. He did not ask to go there; I asked him to take it over. I said: "You will be there for a long time because I will not change my ministers every time the leader of the opposition or the leader of the third party gets up in the House".
As far as Mr. Boyle is concerned, he is not my political friend. I met him the day that I offered him the position of chief of staff, after recommendations from inside and from the Minister of National Defence.