Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, I travelled the country last year and learned firsthand that many of the men and women in our internationally respected armed forces work for low wages and live in substandard housing. Hopefully the concerned and compassionate Minister of National Defence will tell us what he is going to do to improve their quality of life.
In the House of Commons on March 25th, 1999. See this statement in context.