Mr. Speaker, I will simply add that, in my opinion, the NDP member is right and that, unfortunately, the Conservative member is wrong. Incidentally, that was the subject of my question today.
As members of this Parliament, we felt somewhat offended. This is an infringement on our rights. In my opinion, we are here as representatives of the public and the public has the right to get all the information on the issue of Afghan detainees.
I can say that Canadians and Quebeckers want Afghan detainees to be treated with respect, according to the Geneva convention. Over the past few weeks, the ministers have given us answers that did not reflect this. The culture of secrecy continues to exist, not only in the Canadian Forces, but also here in this House. This is evidenced by the fact that when we put questions to the Minister of National Defence on November 14, and to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on November 19, they both knew that transfers of detainees had stopped on November 5, but they did not mention it. They simply continued to deny the reality, and they referred us to an agreement that they had themselves decided to stop implementing. They also told us that there was no problem with the process, that everything was just fine, when in fact this was not the case at all and they themselves had put a stop to these transfers.
Today, they would have us believe that they had nothing to do with this issue; that these are military operations. But the fact is that the civilian authorities have the first and last word on military operations. It is up to them to make decisions on such an important issue, and to ensure that all the information is provided to members of the House of Commons, but they did not do that.
I am urging you to follow up on the proposal made by the hon. member. The Bloc Québécois supports her request.