Mr. Speaker, the principle of ministerial accountability means that the ministers are responsible for the actions of their staff and departments.
If the minister of defence did not inform the Prime Minister, then he is at fault. However if the Prime Minister's staff and the department did not inform the Prime Minister, then the Prime Minister is responsible for misleading Canadians as well.
Once again, did anybody in the PMO or the PCO know about the capture and handover of terrorists before last Tuesday?