Thank you, sir.
Mr. Minister, I would like to advise you of a media report earlier this week from military sources suggesting that the preparations by special forces for expansion have already been made, establishing logistics and medical support in northern Iraq that would be required for an expansion of the mission. In light of this information and the sad death of Sergeant Doiron and the other casualties, are further casualties being anticipated? Is this being done in anticipation of Canada's increasing the number of boots on the ground?