Mr. Speaker, even the Prime Minister does not trust the defence minister to speak honestly anymore and rolled out other Liberal MPs to talk to the media instead. According to the National Defence code of ethics, “being a person of integrity calls for honesty [and] the avoidance of deception..”. It requires “the pursuit of truth regardless of personal consequences..”. Even the Prime Minister's own code states, “Ministers... must act with honesty..”. Based on these standards, can the defence minister honestly explain whether he has any integrity left?
In the House of Commons on May 8th, 2017. See this statement in context.