Mr. Speaker, the public has just learned that in February a senior naval officer in the Canadian Armed Forces alerted the Liberal defence minister's office to an allegation of sexual misconduct against the chief of the defence staff, Art McDonald. In response, it is alleged that he was told to report his concern elsewhere. Since then, the senior naval officer has received anonymous phone calls threatening his military career.
Is the government investigating this shocking report of intimidation, and why is the defence minister failing to protect whistle-blowers and victims of sexual harassment in the Canadian Armed Forces? Is that not his duty?