Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that those reports will end up in the lap of the minister. The defence minister has a responsibility to prove to Canadians that his department is accountable. National defence gets one bad report card after another and what does the minister do? He turns a blind eye. Our troops deserve better.
Why will the minister not create an office of an inspector general and force his department to account to Parliament? Is the minister afraid of someone looking over his shoulder maybe?