Mr. Speaker, I want to follow up on the loss of Canadian military personnel in Afghanistan.
Canada was warned by an American commander over a year ago that the Iltis offered no protection against landmines. So bad was it that the Americans offered to supply their own armoured vehicles and Canadians were instructed not to patrol in the Iltis.
My question for the minister is very simple. Why has the government failed to supply Canadian troops with proper armoured vehicles?