Mr. Speaker, amidst all of the political posturing by the Conservatives on this, it is important to remember one fundamental thing: It should not be ministers or politicians investigating allegations. We need independent authorities to rigorously investigate and take seriously any allegations that come forward, and that is exactly what the Minister of National Defence did in this case. The ombudsman came forward with allegations, the minister said that he needed to take those to independent authorities able to follow up on this investigation, and that is something my office was aware of.
In the House of Commons on March 10th, 2021. See this statement in context.