Mr. Speaker, what is unprecedented about this auditor general's report on defence is that she questions both the government's preparedness and the government's word. The department's claim, she said, “should be taken with a grain of salt”.
The government's response yesterday admits that, and I quote, “national defence does not yet have a reporting system that tracks overall equipment availability”.
Why not? If the government is so well prepared, why can the minister not even track the equipment our forces need?