Mr. Speaker, I have a lot of respect for my colleague. We sit on the defence committee together. From time to time, we actually see eye to eye. However, I regret that this is not one of those issues.
The reality of the situation is that the member has been trying to characterize the former Conservative government as a friend of veterans, when in reality, that was not the case. Let us look at some of the facts: killing lifetime pensions for veterans; closing nine veterans affairs offices; and forcing a court to instruct the former Conservative government to pay $887 million to veterans.
How can the member possibly claim that the former Conservative government was doing great things for veterans, when the record shows completely otherwise?