Mr. Speaker, yes, my colleague did say that the very least Jean Boyle could do out of a sense of honour would be to step aside and if he is proven innocent, then that is fine and he can return to his job. There is certainly no shame in saying that.
Lewis Mackenzie hit the nail right on the head this weekend again when he spoke out. I always listen to guys named Lew; believe me, I know it is safe. He said that the Prime Minister and the defence minister were putting stubborn political pride before their duty to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Rank and file soldiers feel tainted by the Somalia scandal because the Liberal government has failed to do the right thing, the honourable thing, and ask Jean Boyle to resign.
I ask the minister, or perhaps the Deputy Prime Minister: Why are they sacrificing their duty to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces to protect their pitiful political pride?