– (PL) Mr President, every presidency tries to leave its own particular mark.

Hon. Bill Graham (Minister of National Defence, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, as agreed with the member of Parliament, the department has interpreted the original question on the order paper to read: With regard to the testing of agent orange/agent purple or other herbicides tested by the Canadian military, were such chemicals tested by the Canadian military at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa and, if so: (a) in what year(s); (b) which chemicals were tested; (c) where were these chemical tested; (d) were there different locations where these chemicals were stored and not tested; (e) what type of tests were performed and how often; (f) what quantity of these chemicals we ...[+++]re stored at CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa respectively and for how long; (g) were there ongoing shipments of these chemicals between CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa; (h) were military personnel made aware when they were involved in the transport or storage of these chemicals on or between these two bases; (i) was there a safety policy relative to these chemicals at the time of storage or testing; (j) how many times has the safety regulations protocol pertaining to chemicals been amended since the 1960s; and (k) does the current policy differ greatly from military policies of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and, if so, in which way?

Twenty ml of the fluid under test is placed in a 46 ml type 317 stainless steel chamber containing one each of 12,5 mm (nominal) diameter balls of M-10 tool steel, 52100 steel and naval bronze (60 % Cu, 39 % Zn, 0,75 % Sn);

Test using a 2 260 g ball. The aim of this test is to assess the ability of the laminated glass to resist ball penetration.

Senator Campbell: I am impressed that at last someone has come before us from your department to advise us that they are trying to get out of the business, and that you are working toward a solution.

Moving forward, we will run our new prints against all of our old immigration prints — refugees, temporary residents, whatever — to make sure that it is not the same person who has been removed and who is trying to come back with a new identity.