Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence gave a full explanation earlier today in the House.
I would ask the hon. member what difference it would have made had the Prime Minister known a few days or a few hours earlier than in fact he was advised in cabinet. In fact, it really would not have made any difference.
The men and women of the Canadian armed forces present in Afghanistan are doing their job properly and the flow of information was entirely adequate to ensure that they were doing so.