Mr. Speaker, that minister can then produce the document proving that direction, here and now in this House of Commons.
The Dinning family is here today. However, the family should not have to come to Ottawa with cap in hand to look after something that our soldiers clearly deserve. Their son gave his life for this country. Paying for the funeral should have been very obvious.
However, the defence minister chose to mislead this House and today, at a hastily arranged press conference, he tried to cover up his incompetence and transfer the blame to DND officials.
Why do the Conservatives move to correct their bungling only when their incompetence and misleading statements finally catch up with them?