Mr. Speaker, this is about cancelled training. It is about suspended services to shipping. It is about outdated and broken down equipment that leaves hundreds of miles of unmonitored coastline. It is about honouring international agreements. It is about safety of life at sea and protecting coastal marine environment. It is about national security.
Staff are stressed by concerns that their inability to cover the bases could expose Canada or the U.S. to another disaster.
For the department to attack those pleading for help is downright abusive. Whoever went after Frank Dwyer for raising the alarm should be axed.
Will the minister withdraw the reprimand from Frank's file and fix the problem?