Mr. Speaker, the chief of the air staff and the embassy in Washington were pretty sure that Canada would need CF-18s in Afghanistan, but the minister has indicated he knew nothing of the issue. Yet his department ordered up a million dollar, sole source contract to ready the fighter planes.
Earlier this year, we heard repeated denials that the Leopard tanks would be deployed, yet they were.
The minister has admitted he did not read his briefing book.
Is this just another example of the minister not really knowing what is going on in his department?