Mr. Speaker, I wanted to address my question to the Minister of National Defence, but he left before I was able to ask it.
The hon. member, in his opening comments, mentioned that he and his government supports the military. Last week I saw a parent and a step-parent. One of these people has a young man who is serving overseas and the other has a young man who is about to serve overseas, and who will be going over within three months. Both parents asked what was in the budget for their children. One parent said that the government is sending his child overseas to serve and protect this country with equipment that is older than his son. The son is 33 years old. The father said that in the event that his son does not come home, his blood will be on the government's hands.
I would like the minister, who said that the government supports the military, to explain it to the father whom I am sure will be watching.