Il a tenté doucement, délicatement, il a expliqué, il a parlé de la base, il a essayé de faire vibrer la base, de nous faire vibrer là-dessus (1055) On sait que les gens au sein des forces canadiennes travaillent professionnellement; nous, de l'opposition officielle, on n'en est pas à s'attaquer à cela.
He tried to explain the situation slowly and delicately; he spoke about the grassroots, he tried to appeal to our sympathy for those people in the forces (1055) We know that the people in the Canadian armed forces are professionals, the members of the official opposition do not question that.