Mr. Speaker, the defence minister is scrambling to convince Canadians that he is on top of his job. Let us listen to the words of the defence minister about a key NATO meeting that took place six days ago. He can try to duck it but these are his words, “I don't know exactly who was at the meeting. I'm still looking into it. I don't know what was discussed or what impact it had. I'm still waiting to find out”.
Canadian Armed Forces personnel are doing their jobs in the Balkans. Canadian aid workers are doing their jobs. Why can the defence minister not do his job?