Mr. Speaker, it must be kept in mind that, in the Somalia affair, the government tried to put the blame on ordinary soldiers, on those carrying out orders, rather than on the senior officers giving them.
Once again here we have them trying to lay the blame on those who carry out the orders and to protect the ones really responsible.
Does the Prime Minister not think the time has come to appoint an independent commission in order the clarify the role played, regardless of what he says, because the commission's powers of inquiry must be looked at, and the true decision-makers determined? An independent commission must be empowered to investigate and determine the responsibility of the Prime Minister.