Mr. Speaker, the major reason the government gives for rolling back the clock is operational requirements. Both Mr. Tinsley and Mr. Stannard addressed that very directly. Their answer to the parliamentary secretary and the government was that military police were not stupid, that they did not go into conflict zones and conduct an investigation. The key flaw in the government's argument is that there is no restriction in proposed subsection 18.5(3) as to when an instruction might be given.
Could the hon. parliamentary secretary tell the House what the operational requirements were that required chain of command interference in Somalia?