Mr. Speaker, it is a fundamental principle of our justice system that justice must not only be done but be seen to be done. On Wednesday, we had a serious allegation from a witness in front of the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan. The same day, the general said he was going to refer to an inquiry. The next day, the general dismissed the complaint and the same day the minister in charge dismissed the complaint as well and attacked the credibility of the witness.
What kind of a process can there be when the government is judge and jury in the same case and does not give a neutral inquiry a chance to do its job?