Mr. Speaker, in almost 15 years in this place, I have never walked out the back door of this chamber.
I want to repeat what retired Cormorant squadron leader and pilot Major Steven Reid said in response to questions about the flight:
The flight would have flown regardless of whether or not the minister was included because the squadron conducts two training events per day as part of a regular routine.
I took part in one of those routines, and I can tell members that our SAR pilots, our participants in those missions, are doing spectacular work on behalf of our country.