Mr. Speaker, spending $47,000 on a photo op is not responsible management.
However, that is not the worst of it: not only did the Minister of National Defence have a military helicopter fly him back from a fishing camp, but his employees criticized the Canadian Forces for not properly defending the minister.
I served in the armed forces. I was responsible for defending my country, not the minister's reputation.
Why does the minister believe that the military should clean up his mess?