Mr. Speaker, it is my first occasion rising in the debate today, because I am troubled by it. I am having trouble with it, and obviously every Canadian is offended by the idea that a convicted murderer is getting benefits from Veterans Affairs even though that person was never a veteran. On the face of it, it is outrageous, and that is what troubles me.
We are having an entire debate about a specific personal instance. I am going to vote for the Conservative motion. I do not see any reason that I would not. However, the difficulty I have is that I have respect for the Minister of Veterans Affairs. He appears tortured before us. He appears to have confidential information that he cannot divulge. If that were true, I am asking my friend for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman, how would we explain this?
There is no political advantage for the minister to deflect as he has been doing. It entirely goes against political advantage. It is indefensible. Could the minister possibly have confidential information that he cannot divulge? That is the part I am really struggling with here.