Best wishes, Mary Anne, from the new members as well as the old members.
Mr. Speaker, Canadians were shocked to hear of a tragic plane crash last night near Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba. Our hearts go out to the families of the four people who died.
An armed forces Hercules circled above the crash site but were unable to help the injured below. It could not land. It was the Winnipeg Sun that had to come to the rescue. It chartered a commercial helicopter, landed at the site and ferried three of the injured to safety.
It is our understanding that the government is supposed to be responsible for search and rescue. Therefore my question for the Prime Minister is why did a newspaper have to do what this Liberal government could not?