Mr. Speaker, when the Conservatives are in trouble, they rush to hold a news conference.
Search and rescue has not been on the Conservatives' list of priorities for far too long. Lives were put at risk because of their failure to act.
Despite today's damage control attempt, the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada is about to implode, and its president has tried to get hold of the Minister of National Defence on numerous occasions, only to be ignored.
Why has the minister ignored this association that saves lives?