Mr. Speaker, once we establish when the clerk knew, I suppose we will work our way down the chain of command in national defence. The Minister of National Defence has given a good account of his knowledge and what he has done. The Prime Minister has explained when he knew of these events.
We know that our troops did not misconduct themselves in Afghanistan. In fact, they have performed courageously and properly. They did what they were expected to do. They turned the prisoners over to the United States, as they were expected to do. There was no wrongdoing in the conduct of the troops. Nothing different would have happened on the ground in Afghanistan no matter who had known that the prisoners were taken or when.