Mr. Speaker, rather than answering why we did or why we did not I would like to emphasize some of the things we in fact did.
One of our members travelled to Goose Bay, Labrador, to see firsthand the situation involving the downsizing of services there. Many members of our party have been involved directly with military personnel and with civilian personnel and hearing their concerns firsthand.
We may not have been in the same places as the hon. member but we have been there. We have always been there and we will continue to be there.