Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine for his question.
I would like to point out to him that Jean Chrétien's government is not in power right now. We have had a Conservative government for over eight years now.
Is the Conservative government not at all responsible for the situation of veterans and soldiers today? Why do the NDP not recognize the challenges and issues caused by this government's faults and failures?
This government spent four of its eight years in office making budget cuts in a secret, non-transparent way. That is why there is so much chaos in the armed forces and in veterans offices.