Mr. Speaker, on May 25 Maclean's magazine revealed 26 cases of sexual misconduct in the military. Today in committee the chief of the defence staff confirmed that 23 of the 26 cases mentioned are to be reopened. There is something wrong with this picture. In other words the media did what the military police would not do.
My question is for the defence minister. Why were these sexual assault cases not treated seriously in the first place?