Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's office has a strange view of what it means to look Canadian.
The Seaforth Highlanders were replaced as the guard of honour at the APEC summit conference because in the eyes of the Prime Minister's office they did not look Canadian enough. Worse, the decision to fly another regiment to Vancouver cost Canadian taxpayers $210,000.
Can the Deputy Prime Minister explain to the House why one of the oldest and proudest regiments in Canadian history is not Canadian enough in the eyes of the Prime Minister's office?