Mr. Speaker, three years ago, the government turned a blind eye to a complaint alleging that some members of the Iraqi forces, trained by Canadian troops, had committed war crimes. The Iraqi soldiers allegedly raped women, tortured and executed prisoners, and proudly showed videos of their victims to Canadian soldiers.
Lieutenant-General Michael Rouleau, the former commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command informed General Vance about this on two occasions, but the matter was never resolved. The Minister of National Defence must have been informed of this. Can he confirm that?