Mr. Speaker, one is either part of the investigation or part of the coverup. There is no middle ground.
The minister chose to turn a blind eye, and he helped cover it up. I believed the Ombudsman when he said that he tried to show the minister evidence, and the minister said, “No, I don't want to see it.”
Rather than protecting the very men and women he was supposed to be serving, the minister was more concerned with optics and keeping dirty little secrets.
Does the Minister of Defence realize he has failed to do his job? He has lost credibility, and he has lost trust.